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: Locality
- Description: satellite tracking station in Gran Canaria, Spain
- Also known as: “Centro Espacial de Canarias” and “Estacion Espacial de Maspalomas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include H10 Playa Meloneras Palace.
H10 Playa Meloneras Palace
Hotel
Photo: otterboris, CC BY 3.0.
H10 Playa Meloneras Palace is a hotel, which is situated 4 km southeast of Maspalomas Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sonnenland and Arguineguín.
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 4 km east of Maspalomas Station.
Arguineguín
Suburb
Arguineguín is one of the most populated towns along the south coast of Gran Canaria, Spain. A once typical Canarian fishing village, it is now home to both locals and tourists, as the settlement has continued to grow. Arguineguín is situated 4 km west 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 4½ km southeast of Maspalomas Station.
Maspalomas Station
- Categories: ground station and space center
- Location: San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
27.76898° or 27° 46′ 8″ northLongitude
-15.64163° or 15° 38′ 30″ westOpen location code
7CV6Q995+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 257077631OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q4302441
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Satellite Map
Discover Maspalomas Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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