Deep Space Station 45 is a 34-metre diameter High Efficiency type antenna. It entered service at the Complex in 1986.


Deep Space Station 45
Constructed: 1984 | DSS 45 was completed in 1986 for the Voyager 2 encounter with Uranus. It rotates on a circular track with a diameter of 19.6 metres using four wheels (two drive wheels and two idler wheels). Compound curve dish panels are utilised to improve surface accuracy.

 

Type: Azimuth-Elevation
HIgh Efficiency
Diameter: 34 metres
Height: 33 metres
Transmit: X-band (7145-7190MHz)
Receive: X-band (8400-8500MHz)
S-band (2200-2300MHz)
Accuracy: within 0.015° (pointing)
within 0.25mm (surface)
Turning: 0.8° per second
Winds: Stow - steady at 72km/h
Stow - gusts +88km/h
Design Max. - 160km/h

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