ESA inaugurates 35‑metre deep‑space antenna NNO‑3 at New Norcia, Australia

The European Space Agency has inaugurated a 35‑metre deep‑space antenna, NNO‑3, at its New Norcia ground station near Perth — the fourth antenna in ESA’s Estrack network — expanding Europe’s ability to communicate with scientific, exploration and space‑safety missions across the Solar System.

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  • The 35‑metre NNO‑3 antenna adds a fourth deep‑space node to ESA’s Estrack network, increasing Europe’s direct communications capacity for interplanetary and space‑safety missions across the Solar System; this is a material uplift in ground infrastructure.
  • The deployment builds on recent commitments to deepen cooperation with Australia and allied partners at IAC — reinforcing Europe’s global ground‑station footprint and programmatic interoperability (see the IAC cooperation updates: https://hype.aero/?story=df1d5731-d278-45b1-a291-533e874f5e0e).
  • NNO‑3 complements parallel growth in Australian space industrial capacity and facilities, strengthening regional support for mission operations and commercial space activity (see Australia industrial expansion: https://hype.aero/?story=592f9729-42e9-4278-96b4-2e89fc913888) and aligns with recent pacts on shared communications facilities between ESA and partners (see ESA–KASA MoU on shared communications: https://hype.aero/?story=f5445dba-ed29-4c47-addd-5004dbfb6b9e).

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