ESA's first and fourth deep space antennas

The European Space Agency (ESA) is expanding its deep space communication capabilities with the construction of a new 35-metre deep space antenna – the fourth of its kind. It will be joining the existing one (on the right-hand side) at New Norcia station, Australia, to help meet the Agency's fast increasing data download needs.

When the new deep space antenna enters service in 2026, it will support ESA’s current flagship missions flown as part of the Agency's scientific, exploration and space safety fleets, including Juice, Solar Orbiter, BepiColombo, Mars Express, Euclid, ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Hera, and later upcoming missions including Plato, Envision, and Vigil.