Ground station

Sodankylä

Sodankylä is a satellite ground station operated by Atlas Space in Finland (67.416°, 26.638°). It supports S-band, X-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
Atlas Space
Location
Finland
Coordinates
67.4160°, 26.6380°
Altitude
180 m (WGS84)
Bands
S-band, X-band
Elevation mask
5°
Sustained downlink rate
500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Sodankylä ground station?

Sodankylä is located in Finland at 67.4160°, 26.6380°, 180 m above the WGS84 ellipsoid.

What frequency bands does Sodankylä support?

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

Who operates Sodankylä?

Sodankylä is operated by Atlas Space.

Which satellites can Sodankylä downlink?

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

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