Ground station

NASA White Sands

NASA White Sands is a satellite ground station operated by NASA NEN in USA (32.500°, -106.610°). It supports S-band, X-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
NASA NEN
Location
USA
Coordinates
32.5000°, -106.6100°
Bands
S-band, X-band
Elevation mask
5°
Sustained downlink rate
500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the NASA White Sands ground station?

NASA White Sands is located in USA at 32.5000°, -106.6100°.

What frequency bands does NASA White Sands support?

NASA White Sands supports S-band, X-band for satellite downlink and TT&C, at a sustained downlink rate of about 500 Mbps.

Who operates NASA White Sands?

NASA White Sands is operated by NASA NEN.

Which satellites can NASA White Sands downlink?

Use PassPrediction to estimate which satellites NASA White Sands can downlink, and the end-to-end image-delivery latency for each pass.

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