Satellite Ground Station

A Satellite Ground Station is a critical terrestrial facility designed for communication with satellites in orbit. Also known as earth stations, these stations play a vital role in receiving, transmitting, and controlling satellite signals. Ground stations serve as communication hubs, facilitating the exchange of data between satellites and Earth-based networks.


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Tokyo Space Operations Center
Site Location:

Chofu City, Tokyo, Japan

Type:

Tracking

Site Owners:

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Site Operators:

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Purpose:

The Tokyo Space Operations Center, operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), plays ...

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ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network
Site Location:

Bangalore, India

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Site Operators:

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Purpose:

Tracking, commanding and housekeeping data acquisition as well as health analysis and control, orbit...

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KSAT's Panama Ground Station for SmallSats
Site Location:

Panama City, Panama

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

-

Purpose:

The KSAT Panama Ground Station, located in Panama City, is specifically designed to cater to the gro...

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Nuuk Ground Station
Site Location:

Nuuk, Greenland

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure (SDFI)

Purpose:

The Nuuk Ground Station, strategically located in Greenland, offers significant advantages for recei...

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Troll Satellite Station
Site Location:

Troll Station, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Type:

Research

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), Norwegian Space Center (NSC)

Site Operators:

Norwegian Polar Institute

Purpose:

The Troll Satellite Station, located in Antarctica, serves a crucial role in downloading and process...

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ESA - Santa Maria station
Site Location:

Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

European Space Agency

Site Operators:

Thales EDISOFT Portugal

Purpose:

The ESA Santa Maria Station, located on the Canary Island of La Palma 5 km from Vila do Porto, appro...

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Hokkaido Ground Station (Viasat Real-Time Earth)
Site Location:

Hokkaido, Japan

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

The Hokkaido Ground Station, part of Viasat's Real-Time Earth (RTE) network, is specifically designe...

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Mingenew Ground Station
Site Location:

Mingenew, WA 6522, Australia

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

ATLAS Space Operations

Site Operators:

ATLAS Space Operations

Purpose:

The Mingenew Ground Station plays a critical role in satellite communications and Earth observation....

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Singapore Ground Station
Site Location:

Changi, Singapore

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

The Singapore Ground Station, operated by KSAT, plays a crucial role in supporting a diverse range o...

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KSAT Dubai Space Center (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
Site Location:

Al Khawaneej, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is a key player in advancing space exploration and tech...

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Tierra del Fuego Ground Station
Site Location:

Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Ground Segment Services

Site Operators:

Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales

Purpose:

The Tierra del Fuego Ground Station, located at the southern tip of South America, holds the distinc...

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Punta Arenas Satellite Station
Site Location:

Punta Arenas, Chile

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

SSC Space Scandinavia

Purpose:

The Punta Arenas Satellite Station, operated by SSC Space Scandinavia, offers a unique capability in...

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Jeju Ground Station
Site Location:

Jeju, South Korea

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Contec

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

The Jeju Ground Station marks a significant milestone in the KSATlite network, reflecting KSAT's com...

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Okinawa Ground Station
Site Location:

Okinawa, Japan

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

The main role of the Station is to track and control satellites. The KSAT Okinawa ground station ser...

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Mauritius Ground Station
Site Location:

Piton, Northern Mauritius, Mauritius

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

Provides radio interfaces with the spacecraft. Mission control (or operations), from which the space...

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Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF)
Site Location:

Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

The Government of Canada

Site Operators:

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), Natural Resources Canada and the French space agency CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales)

Purpose:

The Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF) plays a crucial role in tracking and receiving data fro...

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Awarua Satellite Ground Station (formerly Awarua Tracking Station)
Site Location:

Awarua, South Island, New Zealand

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Space Operations New Zealand Ltd

Site Operators:

Everlert in Invercargill

Purpose:

The Awarua Satellite Ground Station, formerly known as the Awarua Tracking Station, plays a critical...

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Puertollano Antenna Park
Site Location:

Puertollano, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Diemos Satellite Integration Centre

Site Operators:

Hispasat

Purpose:

Home to Deimos' ground stations, Puertollano Antenna Park was initially constructed to support the D...

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Córdoba Ground Station
Site Location:

Córdoba, Argentina

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Ground Segment - VENG, Technology and Services company

Site Operators:

Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales

Purpose:

The Córdoba Ground Station, located in Argentina, Teófilo Tabanera Space Center (CETT), plays a cruc...

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Nemea Ground Station (NGS)
Site Location:

Nemea, Athens, Greece

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat)

Purpose:

The station is built in the outskirts of Athens, Greece, close to the town Nemea. The Nemea Ground S...

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ESA - Jan Mayen Ground Station
Site Location:

Jan Mayen Island, Norway

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

European Space Agency (ESA)

Site Operators:

Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA), Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

The Jan Mayen Ground Station serves a crucial role in the satellite communications infrastructure, p...

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Svalbard Satellite Station
Site Location:

Platåberget, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)

Site Operators:

KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)

Purpose:

The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites uses SvalSat as a ground...

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Tromsø Satellite Station
Site Location:

Prestvannvegen, Tromsø, Norway

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Space Norway AS (50%), and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (50%)

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

The concept behind Tromsø Satellite Station was to build a real-time telemetry station that would en...

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Vardo Satellite Earth Station
Site Location:

Vardo, Norway

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Site Operators:

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

Purpose:

Read the data from the small Norwegian satellites. The Vardo Ground Station primarily facilitates sa...

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Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station (FCDAS)
Site Location:

Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Site Operators:

-

Purpose:

The Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station (FCDAS) plays a crucial role in acquiring, mainta...

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Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO)
Site Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

National Research Foundation (NRF)

Site Operators:

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

Purpose:

The original function of the observatory post-NASA was purely research in radio astronomy, but a new...

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ESA - Maspalomas station
Site Location:

Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)

Site Operators:

Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)

Purpose:

The ESA Maspalomas Station ocated on the campus of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial (IN...

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Hawaii Ground Station (Kaena Point Space Force Station)
Site Location:

South Point, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

Type:

Tracking

Site Owners:

Department of Defense

Site Operators:

United States Space Force

Purpose:

The Kaena Point Space Force Station in Hawaii plays a critical role in satellite operations by metic...

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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC / Goldstone Observatory)
Site Location:

93 Goldstone Road, Fort Irwin, California, USA

Type:

Communication

Site Owners:

NASA's Deep Space Network

Site Operators:

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Purpose:

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC), located in California's Mojave Desert, is a...

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