GHY-6 Deep Space Communications Antenna
Live Camera
Live Status
Activity
Antenna Pointing
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Elevation:
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Transmitted Power (EIRP)
S-band:
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X-band:
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Downlink Receiver
S-band:
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X-band:
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Meteorology
Wind:
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Precipitation:
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About Goonhilly-6
Built by Mitsubishi in 1985, GHY-6 (also known as Merlin) is Goonhilly's largest antenna, with a reflector diameter of 32 metres and a tracking structure weight of 410 tonnes.
Originally designed for C/Ku-band geostationary satellite communications, the antenna has recently been upgraded to support S/X-band lunar and deep-space missions in a 3-year programme funded by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the UK Space Agency.
Read more at goonhilly.org
