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Goldstone Solar System Radar
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The Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR) is a large radar system used for investigating objects in the Solar System. Located in the desert near Barstow, California, it comprises a 500-kW X-band (8500 MHz) transmitter and a low-noise receiver on the 70-m DSS 14 antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex.[1] It has been used to investigate Mercury, Venus, Mars, the asteroids, and moons of Jupiter and Saturn. The most comparable facility was the radar at Arecibo Observatory,[2] until that facility collapsed.
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Alternative names | Goldstone radar ![]() |
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Part of | DSS 14 ![]() |
Location(s) | California, Pacific States Region |
Coordinates | 35°25′36″N 116°53′24″W ![]() |
Organization | California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA ![]() |
Altitude | 2,950 ft (900 m) ![]() |
Telescope style | radar radio telescope space instrument ![]() |
Diameter | 70 m (229 ft 8 in) ![]() |
Website | gssr![]() |
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