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Deep Space Network, NASA / JPL
Goldstone (Californie), United States35.43°N 116.89°W
computed criticality21/100
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3 complexes (Goldstone, Madrid, Canberra); network over-subscribed by ≈40%
2024Fault line
All communication with probes beyond Earth orbit passes through three antenna complexes spaced 120° apart in longitude. Ageing and underfunded, the network is over-subscribed by about 40%: missions compete for antenna time, and the arrival of Artemis promises to saturate it further. A single terrestrial link on which the whole world's deep-space exploration depends.
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NASA / JPL (Pasadena)
Goldstone, Madrid, Canberra complexes
Depends on 3
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