Four NASA tracking stations and the CSIRO radio telescope at Parkes
played key communications roles during Apollo. Location
data has been useful when using Celestia and Google Earth to
understand some of the details of Apollo.
Station |
Longitude |
Latitude |
Notes |
| Fresnedillas Madrid Prime (MAD) |
4.1689292 W |
40.4553408 N |
39.71 km west of Madrid |
| Robledo Madrid Wing (MADX) |
4.2489218 W |
40.4285688 N |
46.48 km west of Madrid |
| Goldstone |
116.8886 W |
35.4258 N |
60 km north of Barstow,
California |
| Honeysuckle Creek |
148.9779 E |
35.5832 S |
35 km SSW of Parliament House,
Canberra |
| Tidbinbilla |
148.4813 E |
35.4025 S |
17 km SW of Parliament House,
Canberra |
| CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope |
148.2635 E |
32.9984 S |
17 km NNE of Parkes and 300 km
WNW of Sydney |
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