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Table 1

The two major antennas at MDSCC, Robledo.

Antenna DSS-63 DSS-54
Diameter (m) 70 34
Type1 HEF BWG
Latitude2 (deg) 40:25:52 40:25:32
Longitude2 (deg) 355:45:71 355:44:45
Elevation2 (m) 865 838
Receiver band K Q
Frequency range (GHz) 18–26 38–50
Half-power beam width (′′) 42 43
Receiver temperature (K) 25 40
System temperature (K) 45–90 80–100
Typical opacity at zenith 0.08 0.10
Aperture efficiency 0.50 0.46
Sensitivity (Jy/K) 2.8 6.7

Notes.

(1)

HEF: high-efficiency Cassegrain focus. BWG: beam waveguide, Coudé focus.

(2)

Geodetic coordinates in the ITRF93 reference system.

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