Ground station

Kiruna Station (Esrange)

Kiruna Station (Esrange) is a satellite ground station with a 15 m dish operated by ESA / Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) in Sweden (67.877°, 20.966°). It supports S-band, X-band, Ka-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 1500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
ESA / Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
Location
Sweden
Coordinates
67.8775°, 20.9658°
Altitude
331 m (WGS84)
Bands
S-band, X-band, Ka-band
Dish diameter
15 m
Elevation mask
5°
Sustained downlink rate
1500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Kiruna Station (Esrange) ground station?

Kiruna Station (Esrange) is located in Sweden at 67.8775°, 20.9658°, 331 m above the WGS84 ellipsoid.

What frequency bands does Kiruna Station (Esrange) support?

Kiruna Station (Esrange) supports S-band, X-band, Ka-band for satellite downlink and TT&C, at a sustained downlink rate of about 1500 Mbps.

Who operates Kiruna Station (Esrange)?

Kiruna Station (Esrange) is operated by ESA / Swedish Space Corporation (SSC).

Which satellites can Kiruna Station (Esrange) downlink?

Use PassPrediction to estimate which satellites Kiruna Station (Esrange) can downlink, and the end-to-end image-delivery latency for each pass.

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