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New Norcia ground station
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New Norcia ground station

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ESA's 35 m-diameter deep-space tracking station at New Norcia, Australia, seen in a full panorama in 2002.

In March 2003, ESA inaugurated a new deep-space ground tracking station 8 km south of the town of New Norcia, which is about 150 km north of Perth, in Western Australia.

The large, 35 m-diameter antenna was completed in 2002, and engineers conducted pointing tests using NASA’s Stardust mission in the lead up to operational readiness. It entered service as the first of the Agency’s three deep-space ground tracking stations in March 2003, and has been used for communications with Mars Express, Rosetta, Venus Express and Gaia, among other ESA and partner agency missions.

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New Norcia station
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New Norcia station

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New Norcia station control room
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New Norcia station control room

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ESA’s 35 m deep-space tracking dish in Australia was inaugurated in March 2003
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New Norcia station

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New Norcia solar panels
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New Norcia solar

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New Norcia at night
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New Norcia night

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