Deep Space Communications Complex (DSCC)
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The large antenna of the Goldstone complex
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The name by which any of the three Deep Space Network tracking sites around the world is known. These sites are at Goldstone, California; near Madrid, Spain; and near Canberra, Australia (see Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex). They are spaced about equally around the Earth for continuous tracking of deep-space vehicles.
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• SPACECRAFT COMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING
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