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The History:
With the US going full force into space exploration (particularly getting humans to the moon), they required the ability to maintain constant communication to astronauts while they were in flight. In order to do this, NASA commissioned the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN), with 3 primary sites. One place was Goldstone (USA), another was in Madrid (Spain), and one in our own backyard at Honeysuckle Creek.
Honeysuckle Creek (HSK) began its construction in 1965, which included a 26m parabolic antenna, along with the support buildings required to operate and maintain the antenna. On the 17th of March 1967, the site was officially opened by Prime Minister Harold Holt.
The crowning achievement of this antenna occurred in 1969, particularly on July 21st (local time, however history records it as being July 20th), and at the time of 1256 (again, local time). That was of course receiving the video image on Neil Armstrong setting foot on the surface of our Moon, at that now famous location, Tranquillity Base. This was an important part of human history, and this little antenna was important in documenting the achievement.
The HSK antenna went on to support the remaining Apollo missions, and then Skylab. Sadly, the original goal of HSK was coming to a close.
New Life:
HSK was moved from the MSFN to the Deep Space Network circa 1975, and continued to support some very important missions, namely the Vikings and the Voyagers. The HSK antenna also received a new name, Deep Space Station 44. The station continued to operate and support missions until it again faced a new challenge, which was one of remoteness. It was finally decided to close Honeysuckle Creek, and move the antenna to Tidbinbilla. Honeysuckle Creek performed its last track in December of 1981.
DSS-44 was then dismantled and reassembled at Tidbinbilla (the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex), where it received a new configuration for its main feed, and a new name DSS-46. The antenna continued to perform its tasks, and stayed active in many well known missions.
The shutdown:
DSS-46 was now at the end of its usable life. Maintenance was becoming more costly and difficult, and it was unable to support more distant missions. The decision was finally made to stop tracking with the antenna and it performed its last track in late 2009. It was a joyous day for some, and a sad day for others, although everyone was not happy to hear that the antenna was going to be potentially dismantled. In May 2010, the antenna was listed as a Historical Aerospace Site by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which has given it a little bit of security. Even though DSS-46 is not as impressive as its close neighbour, it has certainly been involved in some very historical moments. This is the real “Dish”, and holds a very dear place in many hearts of those involved in the space tracking community.
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For latitude, subtract 36.07989 (in decimal)
For longitude, add 125.51105 (in decimal)
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