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Space agency launches new state-of-the-art antenna in WA

The 35-meter antenna will support ESA’s flagship missions and boost international collaboration with NASA, JAXA, ISRO, and commercial space missions, enhancing data return from deep space.

The new 35-metre deep space antenna will improve communication with spacecraft across the solar system.

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Space agency launches new state-of-the-art antenna in WA

The new 35-metre deep space antenna will improve communication with spacecraft across the solar system.

·Sydney, Australia
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The European Space Tracking (ESA) has just added a new deep space antenna to its ESTRACK (European Space Tracking) network, which this year has reached 50 years of age. New Norcia 3 is, to anyone’s surprise, at the Australian station in New Norcia. It is a 35-metre-diameter antenna that will become the fourth in the agency’s deep space network. The other three are in Cerberos (Spain), Malargüe (Argentina), and New Norcia, where there was already…

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The European Space Agency broke the news in Paris, France on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
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