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ESAs powerful new tracking station ready for service

A new satellite tracking station at Malargüe, Argentina, will be formally inaugurated on Tuesday, completing the trio of deep-space stations and confirming ESA as one of the world's most technologically advanced space organisations.
The massive radio reflector dish of ESA's new station is the most visible indication of the impressive technology that will soon track missions voyaging hundreds of millions of kilometres deep in our Solar System.
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Giant tracking station readies for operation

One of the world's most sophisticated satellite tracking stations is nearing inauguration in Malargüe, Argentina, 1000 km west of Buenos Aires. The new station will ensure reliable communications with missions voyaging hundreds of millions of kilometres into our Solar System.
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First signal received by Malargüe station

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Radio spectrum chart showing first-ever receipt of signal, from Mars Express, by ESA's new 35m deep space station in Argentina, 14 June 2012.

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Lifting of giant deep space antenna complete

On 7 December, the huge 35 m-diameter dish antenna for ESA's new deep space station at Malargüe, Argentina, was hoisted into place. The delicate and demanding operation took several hours and had to wait for a calm day with no wind. The station, known as DSA3, will enter service in 2012.
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Google earth file: Malargüe antenna.kmz (1kb, kmz)

Latitude: -35° 46' 33.5", Longitude: -69° 23' 53.7"



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ESTRACK Malargüe webcam

The outdoor webcam at the site of ESA's new deep space tracking station at Malargüe, Argentina, was switched on in May 2010 and brings you a visual update on construction progress.
The Malargüe webcam image is shown below. The camera acquires a new image every minute, and the image below will be automatically refreshed.

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ESA to build its third deep space ground station in Argentina
On 22 June, ESA informed Argentinean authorities that an area 30 km south of the town of Malargüe in Mendoza province, about 1000 km west of Buenos Aires, has been chosen as the best option to build a new 35-meter antenna in support of its programmes.
It is the first infrastructure to be built in Argentina by ESA.

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