Our heartfelt congratulations to Thales Alenia Space on this huge step towards completion of the new antenna in New Norcia! We are looking forward to the installation and commissioning of our ULTRA cryogenic receivers in the new year! #celestia #cryo #esoc
📡 Uplifting news! ESA's next deep-space antenna is awakening An impressive 122 tonnes, 35 meter in diameter, this gigantic satellite dish of the future New Norcia 3 antenna was lifted and installed with millimetre precision on its tower last Thursday. Our ground stations engineers at #ESOC have decades of expertise building state-of-the-art ground stations across the globe. Under their leadership, Thales Alenia Space and Schwartz- Hautmont Construcciones Metálicas S.A. are constructing this antenna which will help meet the ever-growing demand for data downlink capacity, and make sure we get as much precious scientific data return from ESA's amazing missions. Located in New Norcia, in Western Australia, the antenna will be completed in 2025. It will be the Agency's fourth deep-space antenna in the #ESTRACK network, and the second one in Australia. Learn more about this new antenna 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFxzHRhE