SVALSAT Satellite Ground Station

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Svalbard Satellite Station (Norwegian: Svalbard satelittstasjon) or SvalSat is a satellite ground station located on Platåberget near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway. Opened in 1997, it is operated by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a joint venture between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC). SvalSat and KSAT's Troll Satellite Station (TrollSat) in Antarctica are the only ground stations able to download information for all 14 orbits of polar orbiting satellites. The facility consists of 31 multi-mission and customer-dedicated antennas which operate in the C, L, S and X bands. The station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Satellite_Station
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Coordinates:   78°13'46"N   15°23'43"E

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  • No, no radar station, how you can imagine ! Just to provide internet access to inhabitants ;)
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