Former Red Lake Tracking Station
Australia /
South Australia /
Port Augusta /
World
/ Australia
/ South Australia
/ Port Augusta
World / Australia / South Australia
NASA, abandoned / shut down, satellite/space tracking station
During the early 1960s, Woomera participated in the Mercury and Gemini space programs. Specialised tracking and communications stations were set up at Red Lake about 50 km (31 mi) north of Woomera and at Mirikata about 200 km (120 mi) west of Woomera. These stations also played an important part in the first Moon landing mission.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°49'9"S 136°50'30"E
- Telemetry and Control Facility 0.2 km
- Woomera Space Communications Centre (site) 63 km
- Island Lagoon Minitrack (site) 64 km
- Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, NASA 1240 km
- Former Orroral Valley Tracking Station 1247 km
- Former Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station 1247 km
- Carnarvon Space Tracking Station 2365 km
- Woomera Test Range 26 km
- Woomera Test Site 37 km
- Woomera Test Range 44 km
- Woomera Test Range 55 km
- Woomera Test Range 56 km
- Woomera Test Range 58 km
- Woomera Test Range 78 km
- Lake Torrens National Park 85 km
- Gairdner Lake 133 km
- Acraman crater 189 km