Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station
The Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station was a NASA Earth station in Australia near Canberra. It was instrumental to the Apollo program. The station was opened in 1967 and closed in 1981.Photo: Spindocbob, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former NASA earth station in Australia
- Also known as: “Honeysuckle Creek Former Space Tracking Station”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Booroomba Rocks.
Booroomba Rocks
Locality
Booroomba Rocks is a granite area in Namadgi National Park, in the Australian Capital Territory, particularly noted for its slab climbing. The rocks are divided into several areas, the most prominent being North Buttress, Middle Rocks, and South Buttress. Booroomba Rocks is situated 3 km northeast of Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station.
Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station
- Categories: ground station and tourism
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.58318° or 35° 34′ 60″ southLongitude
148.97779° or 148° 58′ 40″ eastOpen location code
4RPCCX8H+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4374907087OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5893941
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station”
- Japanese: “ハニーサックル・クリーク追跡基地”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former Honeysuckle Creek antenna and Former Operations building.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Honeysuckle Campground and Honeysuckle Creek Shelter.
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