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 DeepSpaceNetData

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Get live status information from the antennas in NASA's Deep Space Network

Contributed by: Jesse Friedman and Wolfram Summer School 2021 students

ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"][]

returns a Dataset containing information on all Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas.

ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"]["station"]

returns a Dataset containing information from a single DSN station.

Details

ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"][] returns data about the status of the NASA Deep Space Network, obtained from the DSN Now website.
ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"]["station"] returns output filtered to include only data from a specific DSN station, specified as either a human-readable name or a station code.

Examples

Basic Examples (1) 

Get data about the current status of all Deep Space Network stations and antenna dishes:

In[1]:=
ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"][]
Out[1]=

Scope (1) 

Get the current status of the Canberra, Australia DSN station:

In[2]:=
ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"]["Canberra"]
Out[2]=

Properties and Relations (1) 

A DSN station can be specified through its station code (e.g. "mdscc") or a human-readable name (e.g. "Madrid"):

In[3]:=
{ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"]["Madrid"], ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"]["mdscc"]}
Out[3]=

Possible Issues (1) 

If an unknown station name is requested, a Missing expression will be returned:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction["DeepSpaceNetData"]["abc"]
Out[4]=

Publisher

Jesse Friedman

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 12 July 2021

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Author Notes

This function was developed during the Tour de FR event at the 2021 Wolfram Summer School.

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