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    This document provides a brief history and overview of the Deep Space Network from 1957 to 1997. It includes a diagram showing the distances of planets from the sun in millions of kilometers and identifies the three Deep Space Network locations in Pasadena, California; Canberra, Australia; and Madrid, Spain that communicate with spacecraft. The network facilitates communication between Earth and probes exploring the solar system.

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    This document provides a brief history and overview of the Deep Space Network from 1957 to 1997. It includes a diagram showing the distances of planets from the sun in millions of kilometers and identifies the three Deep Space Network locations in Pasadena, California; Canberra, Australia; and Madrid, Spain that communicate with spacecraft. The network facilitates communication between Earth and probes exploring the solar system.

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    This document provides a brief history and overview of the Deep Space Network from 1957 to 1997. It includes a diagram showing the distances of planets from the sun in millions of kilometers and identifies the three Deep Space Network locations in Pasadena, California; Canberra, Australia; and Madrid, Spain that communicate with spacecraft. The network facilitates communication between Earth and probes exploring the solar system.

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    A History of the Deep Space Network 1957–1997

    Uplink-Downlink
    Solar system distances
    from the Sun in
    millions of kilometers (miles). Uplink-Downlink
    A History of the Deep Space Network 1957–1997
    Neptune
    4,494 (2,786)

    Pluto
    Uranus 5,899 (3,657)
    2,869 (1,779)

    Mars
    228 (141)

    Saturn
    1,426 (884)
    Mercury
    58 (36)
    Earth
    150 (93) Venus
    108 (67) Jupiter
    779 (483)

    Douglas J. Mudgway
    Pasadena, Canberra, Madrid, Goldstone,
    California Australia Spain California

    NASA Douglas J. Mudgway


    SP-2001-4227
    00 front mater 8/30/02 11:16 AM Page i

    NASA SP-2001-4227

    Uplink-Downlink
    A History of the Deep Space Network
    1957–1997

    Douglas J. Mudgway

    The NASA History Series

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration


    Office of External Relations
    Washington, DC
    2001

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