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ESA Launches $67M Deep-Space Antenna for Interplanetary Tracking

10/10/2025

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The European Space Agency (ESA) launched NNO-3, a 115-foot-wide deep-space antenna in New Norcia, Australia, to bolster interplanetary tracking.
It weighs over 700 tonnes and cost $67 million, with $3.2 million funded by the Australian government.
The antenna will support JUICE and Euclid, linking Earth with robotic explorers on Mars, Venus, and asteroids.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) launched NNO-3, a 115-foot-wide deep-space antenna in New Norcia, Australia, to bolster interplanetary tracking.
It weighs over 700 tonnes and cost $67 million, with $3.2 million funded by the Australian government.
The antenna will support JUICE and Euclid, linking Earth with robotic explorers on Mars, Venus, and asteroids.