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Is the location of the three DSN stations intended to try to space them apart equally around the earth as much as possible, about 120 degrees?

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Is the location of the three DSN stations intended to try to space them apart equally around the earth as much as possible, about 120 degrees?

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Yes, that’s exactly it. We were also looking for dry climate, desert-like environments, and isolated locations with plenty of room. It isn’t perfect. Spain, I think, is slightly closer to Goldstone than Canberra, but it’s good as we get. Because there was a third consideration, and that was a friendly nation with long-term political stability. So all those things had to be taken into account.