Telescope Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:telescope:parkes.dss49_64m::1.2
NAME Parkes 64-m Radio Telescope (as a DSN Antenna)
DESCRIPTION The Parkes 64-m Radio Telescope is a fully steerable telescope is a parabolic reflector radio antenna that is occasionally used as part of the NASA Deep Space Network. It can be pointed over elevation angles 30.5-88.5 degrees at all azimuths with an accuracy of better than 1 arcsecond. It is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility, is used at frequencies up to 43 GHz, and was first operational in 1961.
FACILITY NASA Deep Space Network
APERTURE 64.0
LONGITUDE 148.2635
LATITUDE -32.998405
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COORIDINATE SOURCE WGS84
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