The Island Lagoon Tracking Station (Deep Space Station 41), an Earth station in Australia, was the first deep space station to be established outside of the United States, near Woomera, South Australia in November 1960.

DSS-41 was the first Deep Space Tracking Station to be built outside the US. It was built for the Deep Space Instrumentation Facility – which became the Deep Space Network in December 1963. Until the DSN was formed, the station was known as DSIF-41 .

Aerial view of Island Lagoon from about 6,000 feet (1800m), by William Schoene. Click the image for a 760kb overview annotated satellite image covering Red Lake in the north, down to Island Lagoon in the south. (4.8MB PDF version here).

The Island Lagoon site at Woomera (Deep Space Station 41) was established in August 1960. By the 1960s the station was installed in permanent buildings and was a major unit in the network. The station was operated by the Australian Department of Supply and provided support for missions until the 22nd of December 1972.

Woomera Deep Space Station. JPL Technical Memorandum 33-500, November 1971, gives some background to DSS41 and its role in the DSN, with key achievements. 2.7MB PDF file. Scanned by Harold Frodsham. OCR by Colin Mackellar.

2013年12月19日 · Woomera was chosen as the best location for Deep Space Station 41 (DSS-41) because it was about 120 degrees west of Goldstone, California where another Deep Space Station was located. Australia had collaborated with the British government since 1957 to research missiles, rockets, and satellites, proving themselves an ideal partner for NASA.

2024年10月12日 · The Island Lagoon Tracking Station (Deep Space Station 41) was the first deep space station to be established outside of the United States, near Woomera, South Australia in November 1960. This area was chosen as the Australian government was working with the government of the United Kingdom on rocke

The Island Lagoon Tracking Station (Deep Space Station 41) was the first deep space station to be established outside of the United States, near Woomera, South Australia in November 1960. This area was chosen as the Australian government was working with the government of the United Kingdom on rocket and satellite research close by.

The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) is a worldwide network of spacecraft communication ground segment facilities, located in the United States (California), Spain , and Australia (Canberra), that supports NASA's interplanetary spacecraft missions.

2014年3月13日 · This 26 meter (85 foot) antenna operated in Woomera (Island Lagoon), Australia at Deep Space Station (DSS) 41, established in August 1960. The Island Lagoon site was the first deep space station to be established outside the United …