If you're interested in the details of which site handles communications to and from the Artemis II, currently en route to the moon, here is a site providing some of that info in real-time.
To see the data specific to Artemis II:
1. Identify the antenna. The ones currently talking to the spacecraft will have wavy lines emanating from them. This info updates every 5 seconds. Select the antenna labeled " ART2".
2. Click on "+ more detail" to see info on uplink and downlink frequencies, data speeds and receive signal levels, etc.
On Monday, Artemis II will pass behind the moon and there will be a 41-minute radio blackout. Once the space craft emerges, its telemetry will be re-acquired by DSS 43 in Canberra Australia.
Also, soon after Artemis II re-emerges from behind the moon, it will attempt to send 4k video of the lunar surface via a laser operating on 193 THz (1550nm) at 260 Mbps.
This data can only be received at facilities in White Sands (NM) or the Table Mountain Facility in CA, chosen due to their cloud-free (usually!) skies.
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