NASA Deep Space Network's New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online
NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) has completed and brought online Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23), a new 34-meter multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna at the Goldstone complex near Barstow, California. The antenna was inaugurated with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on August 25, 2026. DSS-23 is part of the DSN's Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009 to upgrade and expand the network by adding six new 34-meter antennas. This new antenna will boost the DSN's capacity and enhance NASA's deep space communications capabilities for decades to come, supporting missions that operate over different radio frequencies. The DSN is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of Caltech, for the agency's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program.
What we know
DSS-23 is the fifth antenna at Goldstone and the fifth enhancement project antenna to join the network.
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The Deep Space Network is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of Caltech.
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DSS-23 is part of the Deep Space Network's Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009.
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The DSN supports missions by tracking, sending commands to, and receiving scientific data from spacecraft.
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Construction began in February 2020, and the reflector framework was installed in December 2024.
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NASA added a new 34-meter antenna, Deep Space Station 23, at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California.
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The project will complete with Deep Space Station 33 at Canberra in 2029.
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The antenna is part of the Aperture Enhancement Project, which began in 2009.
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DSS-23 began operations on Aug. 3, 2026, after testing from May through July.
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The project aims to add six new 34-meter multifrequency beam-waveguide antennas.
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DSS-23 is located at the Deep Space Network's Goldstone complex near Barstow, California.
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The new antennas can be arrayed to provide backup for 70-meter antennas.
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NASA's Deep Space Network has brought online a new 34-meter antenna, Deep Space Station 23, at its Goldstone complex in California, enhancing deep space communications capacity.
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