Tracking Station Redu
Redu Station is an ESTRACK radio antenna station for communication with spacecraft. The station is located in Wallonia, about one kilometer away from the village of Redu, Belgium, where it has been tracking satellites since 1968.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Industry
- Description: radiocommunication station
- Also known as: “Redu Station” and “Station de suivi de Redu”
- Address: Place de l’ESA 1
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redu and Daverdisse.
Redu
Village
Photo: Marie-Claire, CC BY 3.0.
Redu is a village of Wallonia and district of the municipality of Libin, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The village is twinned with Hay-on-Wye in the United Kingdom and was one of the first book towns.
Daverdisse
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Daverdisse is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007, the municipality, which covers 56.4 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Daverdisse, Gembes, Haut-Fays, and Porcheresse. Daverdisse is situated 3 km northwest of Tracking Station Redu.
Maissin
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Maissin is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Tracking Station Redu.
Tracking Station Redu
- Category: ground station
- Location: Libin, Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.00207° or 50° 0′ 7″ northLongitude
5.14537° or 5° 8′ 43″ eastHeight
2.5 metres (8.2 feet)Operator
European Space AgencyOpen location code
9F27242W+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 118740613OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q3497409
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Tracking Station Redu” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Estació de Redu”
- Catalan: “Estació de seguiment de Redu”
- Catalan: “Redu Station”
- French: “Station de Redu”
- Galician: “Estación de Redu”
- German: “Europäisches Raumfahrtsicherheits- und Bildungszentrum”
- Italian: “Stazione di terra di Redu”
- Luxembourgish: “Europäesche Raumfaartsécherheets- a Bildungszentrum”
- Slovenian: “Postaja Redu”
- Spanish: “Estación de Redu”
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Highlights include Roche des Voleurs ou Roche Minguet and La roche aux chevaux.
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