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Astro0
post May 8 2013, 08:45 AM
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Construction of the Deep Space Network's newest antenna - Deep Space Station 35 - reaches an important milestone this week.

Three major parts are now ready to be joined together in a massive operation starting in the next few days. The base structure and azimuth drives are already in place on the base track, and next to that the 34-metre dish structure and quadlegs and subreflector have been constructed.

The plan is to use a massive 600 tonne crane to lift the 125 tonne dish as a single piece and place it delicately on the base structure. Basically flying the dish more than 20 metres in the air. All going well, the next day the quad and subreflector will also be hoisted into place and bolted into the heart of the dish.

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A dish has never been moved as a single piece before, so it will an amazing operation to watch.

And you can watch through three webcams*:
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/images/r...me/latestC1.jpg
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/images/r...me/latestC2.jpg
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/images/r...me/latestC4.jpg

The fun starts from 2100GMT Thursday 9th May, 2013
That's 0700 Friday 10th May in Canberra.

* webcams update every 30-60 seconds.
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post May 8 2013, 11:29 PM
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Yes. The wide valley that the tracking station is nested in is ideal for blocking/reducing line of sight terrestrial radio noise.
Roughly a 6-8 degree masking horizon. Still gives us plenty of cross-over time with Goldstone and Madrid.
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post May 9 2013, 08:45 PM
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The lift has started:

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post May 9 2013, 09:07 PM
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High up now:

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post May 9 2013, 09:12 PM
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Translating sideways into position:

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- Astro0   Canberra DSN - DSS35   May 8 2013, 08:45 AM
- - Airbag   Cool! I just came across this very atmospheri...   May 8 2013, 09:15 PM
- - stevesliva   Are the low hills useful in blocking terrestrial r...   May 8 2013, 10:47 PM
- - Astro0   Yes. The wide valley that the tracking station is ...   May 8 2013, 11:29 PM
|- - Airbag   The lift has started: Airbag   May 9 2013, 08:45 PM
|- - Airbag   High up now: Airbag   May 9 2013, 09:07 PM
|- - Airbag   Translating sideways into position: Airbag   May 9 2013, 09:12 PM
|- - Airbag   In position: Coming down:   May 9 2013, 09:15 PM
|- - Airbag   Down, just tweaking now:   May 9 2013, 09:17 PM
|- - Airbag   OK, so a big tweak (those bolts were in *inches*? ...   May 9 2013, 09:27 PM
|- - Airbag   And the final images, down again (the webcam updat...   May 9 2013, 09:29 PM
|- - Airbag   "First light"   May 9 2013, 09:35 PM
- - Astro0   Nice Flicker animation here of the early stages of...   May 9 2013, 09:57 PM
- - Astro0   Crews are now in the process of checking the fit o...   May 10 2013, 12:49 AM
- - Astro0   Short timelapse video available of today's ant...   May 10 2013, 02:01 AM
- - Astro0   Quad lift should start shortly   May 10 2013, 02:54 AM
- - Astro0   Lift going well. Quad structure now centred over ...   May 10 2013, 03:05 AM
- - Astro0   Down and in   May 10 2013, 03:32 AM
- - Astro0   Timelapse video of the quad lift. http://youtu.be/...   May 10 2013, 04:49 AM
- - elakdawalla   You guys make it look like you're playing with...   May 10 2013, 04:49 AM
- - Astro0   Yes, we were tracking MRO and Odyssey when the dis...   May 10 2013, 07:53 AM

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