Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) - Robledo de Chavela, Spain

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The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) is a ground station located in Robledo de Chavela, Spain, and operated by Ingenieria y Servicios Aeroespaciales, S.A. (INSA) for Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial. It is part of NASA's Deep Space Network run by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The facility contributes to the Deep Space Network's ability to provide the vital two-way communications link that guides and controls remote control drones and receives the images and new scientific information they collect. This complex is one of three NASA Deep Space Network complexes in the world; the others are the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex located in California, near the city of Barstow, and the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in Australia which is close to the city of Canberra.

Part of the US Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Deep Space Network for communicating with satellites, planetary probes, and manned space missions. Includes a 210-foot diameter dish antenna, one of three in the network. They are spaced 120 degrees apart on the Earth to provide continuous tracking coverage.

Official Site: www.insa.es/ingles/centro.html
www.mdscc.org/