欧洲航天局6月26日宣布，该机构已经决定在阿根廷西部门多萨省建设其第三个深空地面站。建成后，它将与其他两个地面站一起，为在轨卫星的科学探测提供技术支持。
欧航局当天发表公报说，为了选择一处合适的地方建设地面站，该机构耗费几个月的时间，对智利和阿根廷的35处地点进行了评估，最终他们选中了阿根廷门多萨省马拉圭市以南30公里的一处荒漠，这里不会受到无线电波的干扰，而且阿根廷国家通信委员会将保证地面站通信频率的使用。欧航局预计在今年8月底与阿根廷政府签署关于地面站建设的法律文件，并于10月份提交该机构理事会批准，地面站的天线有望在2012年的中期投入使用。
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ESA Will Buid Its Third Deep Space Ground Station!
On June 26，European Space Agency (ESA) declared that it has decided to set up its third deep space ground station in Mendoza Province in the west of Argentina. After the establishment, this station will join with the other two ground stations to provide the technical support for the scientific exploration of the orbital satellite.
At the same day, the communique released by the ESA says that, in order to choose an appropriate site to establish the ground station, this agency has spent several months in evaluating the 35 sites in both countries of Chile and Argentina. Finally, a desert area, 30 kilometers south of Malargüe City in Mendoza Province, Argentina. This site is free from the radio wave with the telecommunication frequency guarantee at the ground station by the Argentina's National Communication Commission. It is anticipated that the related legal document concerning the establishment of the ground station will be entered and signed between the ESA and Argentina government at the end of Augest and be submitted to ESA council to allow for approval in October, 2007. The antenna is anticipated to launch into usage in the mid-2009.
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