Satellite Ground Station

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Satellite Ground Segment Services (West Freugh radomes)

Satellite data is received, processed on site, and disseminated via the QinetiQ satellite ground station. The facility comprises seven dishes with diameters up to 13 metres, able to receive S-band, L-band and X-band data links. The coverage footprint extends from Polar regions to North Africa, and from Greenland across the whole of Europe.

The ground stations have been used for and control of the Space Technology Research Vehicle (STRV) microsatellites, and in future will support image data reception from the QinetiQ TopSat satellite. The data principally involves RADARSAT Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery and ENVISAT optical imagery, although many other satellites can be accessed.
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Coordinates:   54°50'44"N   4°56'42"W

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  • Station closed in 2012. 'Similar places' listed are not at all similar. 'Nearby cities' listed are nowhere near it. This is very poor, outdated information.
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