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Merritt Island Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network station (MILA) at the Kennedy Space Center (FL) was decommissioned in 2011, that was managed by NASA Goddard. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Island_Spaceflight_Tracking_and_Data... A new communications system (also managed by NASA Goddard) has been installed: Kennedy Uplink Station and Ponce De Leon Inlet Tracking Annex (35 miles North of Cape) for Space Launch System (SLS). https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-tracking-stations-to-provide-latest-technol...

SpaceX acquired ($1 above scrap value), moved (FL to TX), then refurbished (internal staff?) two S-band dishes from MILA. Photo of dishes next to SLC-40 ~2014 (before move & refurbishment) https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=35425.0;at...

They are now located in Bock Chica Village, TX (South Texas Launch Site), with a separate communications building. One of the Texas universities has access to the dishes for research, when not used by SpaceX. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1025149/ SpaceX Comm System became active in 2017 and was used for SpaceX’s Microsat-2a and Microsat-2b experiments https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=197815&x=.

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