Gateway Earth Station 15

Gateway Earth Station 15 is a tower in North West Province, South Africa. Gateway Earth Station 15 is situated near the nature reserve Hartebeeshoek Space Operations.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory.

The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory, located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the Magaliesberg mountain range, and about 50 km west of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is situated 2 km west of Gateway Earth Station 15.

Nearby places include Hekpoort.

Village

Hekpoort is a small town in Gauteng, South Africa on the R560 road near the Magaliesberg mountain range. The town is around 60 km southwest of Pretoria. Hekpoort is situated 9 km west of Gateway Earth Station 15.

Latitude

-25.88737° or 25° 53′ 15″ south

Longitude

27.70567° or 27° 42′ 20″ east

Operator

Orbcomm

Open location code

5G694P74+37

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Highlights: Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (Precursor) and Hartebeeshoek Space Operations.

Places to explore: Gateway Earth Station 15 and South African National Space Agency - Space Operations.

Worth a closer look: Mahikeng and Rustenburg.

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