ESA to build second deep space dish in Australia

Written by Copernical Team Thursday, 29 April 2021 11:00

ESA, in cooperation with the Australian Space Agency, will construct a new 35-metre, deep space dish antenna at its existing ground station in New Norcia, Western Australia
The 620-tonne antenna will help ESA provide crucial communication links to its growing fleet of deep space missions
It will be ESA’s second 35-metre antenna at the site and its fourth in total
The joint announcement was made during a virtual meeting held between the heads of ESA and the Australian Space Agency on 29 April