Goldstone Solar System Radar

Goldstone Solar System Radar
	Goldstone Deep Space Network
Alternative names	Goldstone radar
Location(s)	California, Pacific States Region
Coordinates	35°25′36″N 116°53′24″W / 35.4267°N 116.89°W
Altitude	2,950 ft (900 m)
Diameter	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Website	gssr.jpl.nasa.gov
	Location of Goldstone Solar System Radar
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The Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR) is a large radar system used for investigating objects in the Solar System, a field called radar astronomy. Located in the desert near Barstow, California, it comprises a 500-kW X-band (8500 MHz) transmitter and a low-noise receiver on the 70-m DSS 14 antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex.^[1] It has been used to investigate Mercury, Venus, Mars, the asteroids, and moons of Jupiter and Saturn.

The solar system radar is only active a small percentage of the time, as the 70 meter antenna is primarily used for tracking and communicating with spacecraft as part of the NASA Deep Space Network.

^ Latifiyan, Pouya (April 2021). "Space Telecommunications, how?". Take off (in Persian). 1. Tehran: Civil Aviation Technology College: 15.

[:0-1] Latifiyan, Pouya (April 2021). "Space Telecommunications, how?". Take off (in Persian). 1. Tehran: Civil Aviation Technology College: 15.

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