Andover Earth Station

Andover Earth Station was one of the first satellite earth stations, located at Andover in the US state of Maine. It was built by AT&T in 1961 to communicate with the Telstar 1 satellite, the first direct relay communications satellite.

Type: Building
Description: Radio horn antenna in Maine, US
Address: 494 Roxbury Pond Road, Andover, ME 04216

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Merrill House.

Merrill House

House

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Merrill House is a historic house and estate on Maine State Route 120 northeast of the village center of Andover, Maine. With construction dating to the late 1780s, the main house exemplifies the evolution of a frontier property. Merrill House is situated 2 miles west of Andover Earth Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Andover and Andover.

East Andover

Village

East Andover is an unincorporated village in the town of Andover, Oxford County, Maine, United States. The community is 9.2 miles northwest of Rumford. East Andover has a post office with ZIP code 04226.

Andover

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Andover is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census. Set among mountains and crossed by the Appalachian Trail, Andover is home to the Lovejoy Covered Bridge and is the site of the Andover Earth Station.

Roxbury

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Roxbury is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 361 at the 2020 census. Ellis Pond is popular with recreational fishermen.

Andover Earth Station

Category: ground station
Location: Oxford County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

44.63331° or 44° 37′ 60″ north

Longitude

-70.69885° or 70° 41′ 56″ west

Operator

Open location code

87PFJ8M2+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Andover Earth Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

“Andover Earth Station” goes by many names.

Japanese: “アンドーバー地球局”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Andover Falls Bridge and Black Brook Route 120 Bridge.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Andover Earth Station and Andover Substation.

Oxford County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Oakland, Mexico, Bethel, and Peru.

Curious Buildings to Discover

Uncover intriguing buildings from every corner of the globe.