Maspalomas Station
Maspalomas Station is an INTA-operated, ESTRACK radio antenna ground station for communication with spacecraft located at the southern area of Gran Canaria island, on the INTA campus.Photo: Felix König, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Space center
- Description: satellite tracking station in Gran Canaria, Spain
- Also known as: “Centro Espacial de Canarias” and “Estacion Espacial de Maspalomas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tony Gallardo Park and H10 Playa Meloneras Palace.
Tony Gallardo Park
Park
Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0.
Tony Gallardo Park is situated 4 km southeast of Maspalomas Station.
H10 Playa Meloneras Palace
Hotel
Photo: otterboris, CC BY 3.0.
H10 Playa Meloneras Palace is a hotel, which is situated 3 km southeast of Maspalomas Station.
Allsun Hotel Esplendido
Hotel
Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0.
Allsun Hotel Esplendido is situated 4 km southeast of Maspalomas Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sonnenland and Meloneras.
Sonnenland
Suburb
Sonnenland is a district of San Bartolomé de Tirajana in the south of Gran Canaria, set on a hillside above Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés. Originally designed for expatriates, it is gradually becoming home to a growing number of Spanish residents, many of whom work in the surrounding tourist areas such as Arguineguín, Maspalomas, and Puerto Rico. Sonnenland is situated 3 km east of Maspalomas Station.
Meloneras
Neighborhood
Meloneras is a tourist town on the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, part of the town of Maspalomas in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Meloneras is situated 3½ km southeast of Maspalomas Station.
Maspalomas Station
- Categories: ground station, space center, and transportation
- Location: San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Maspalomas Station” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Canary Islands Antenna”
- Catalan: “Centre Espacial de Canàries”
- Catalan: “Estació de Maspalomas”
- Cebuano: “Centro Espacial de Canarias”
- French: “centre spatial des Canaries”
- French: “Centre spatial des Canaries”
- French: “station de Maspalomas”
- German: “Erdfunkstelle Maspalomas”
- German: “Satellitenstation Maspalomas”
- Russian: “Маспалмас (станция дальней космической связи)”
- Slovenian: “Centro Espacial de Canarias”
- Slovenian: “Estacion Espacial de Maspalomas”
- Slovenian: “Postaja Maspalomas”
- Spanish: “Centro Espacial de Canarias”
- Spanish: “Estacion Espacial de Maspalomas”
- Spanish: “Estación Espacial de Maspalomas”
- Swedish: “Centro Espacial de Canarias”
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