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Parkes Radio Telescope NSW
Although designed and operated as a radio telescope for astronomical observations Parkes has also been used for tracking and receiving data from many space probes.
It has contributed to other space missions including the Galileo probe to Jupiter and the various Mars missions in early 2004. In January 2005 it was a key element in a global linkup of 17 radio telescopes observing the descent of the Huygens probe through the atmosphere of Titan.
Parkes Radio Telescope NSW
Although designed and operated as a radio telescope for astronomical observations Parkes has also been used for tracking and receiving data from many space probes.
It has contributed to other space missions including the Galileo probe to Jupiter and the various Mars missions in early 2004. In January 2005 it was a key element in a global linkup of 17 radio telescopes observing the descent of the Huygens probe through the atmosphere of Titan.