Sainte-Marie Station

Sainte-Marie Station is a satellite ground station with a 4.5 m dish operated by CNES / Leaf Space in Reunion (-20.931°, 55.518°). It supports S-band, X-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
CNES / Leaf Space
Location
Reunion
Coordinates
-20.9314°, 55.5183°
Altitude
90 m (WGS84)
Bands
S-band, X-band
Dish diameter
4.5 m
Elevation mask
Sustained downlink rate
500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Sainte-Marie Station ground station?

Sainte-Marie Station is located in Reunion at -20.9314°, 55.5183°, 90 m above the WGS84 ellipsoid.

What frequency bands does Sainte-Marie Station support?

Sainte-Marie Station supports S-band, X-band for satellite downlink and TT&C, at a sustained downlink rate of about 500 Mbps.

Who operates Sainte-Marie Station?

Sainte-Marie Station is operated by CNES / Leaf Space.

Which satellites can Sainte-Marie Station downlink?

Use PassPrediction to estimate which satellites Sainte-Marie Station can downlink, and the end-to-end image-delivery latency for each pass.

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