New ESA deep-space ground station in Australia
Date: 26 June 2002
Copyright: ESA 2002
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This is ESA's first 35-metre deep-space ground station at New Norcia, 140 km north of Perth in Australia. The 630 tonne antenna is used to track the ESA spacecraft Rosetta, launched in 2004, and will be used to track other missions in deep space.
Last Update: 1 September 2019