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A Tour of the Goldstone-Apple Valley Radio TelescopeGoldstone-Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) is located in a remote area of the Mojave Desert, 40 miles north of Barstow, California. The antenna, identified as DSS-12, is a 34-meter diameter dish, 11 times the diameter of a ten foot microwave dish used for satellite television. DSS-12 has been used by NASA to communicate with robotic space probes for more than thirty years.
Document ID
20060035646
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Ardenski, Brooke
Stephan, George R.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1997
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Goldstone-Apple Valley Radio Telescope

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