Tromsø Satellite Station
Tromsø Satellite Station, until 1988 known as Tromsø Telemetry Station, is a satellite earth station located in Tromsø, Norway. The facility is owned by Kongsberg Satellite Services, a joint venture between the Kongsberg Group and the Norwegian Space Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Commerce
- Description: satellite earth station located in Tromsø, Norway
- Also known as: “Tromsø satellittstasjon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prestvannet and Prestvatn.
Prestvannet
Reservoir
Photo: KEBman, Public domain.
Prestvannet or Báhpajávri is a small lake in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The lake sits at the highest point on the central part of the island of Tromsøya inside the city of Tromsø.
Tromsø Public Library and City Archives
Library
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tromsø Public Library and City Archives is situated 1½ km south of Tromsø Satellite Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tromsdalen and Tomasjord.
Tromsdalen
Suburb
Photo: Frokor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tromsdalen or Romssavággi is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet strait. Tromsdalen is situated 3 km southeast of Tromsø Satellite Station.
Bjerkaker
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya. Bjerkaker is situated 3½ km south of Tromsø Satellite Station.
Tromsø Satellite Station
- Category: ground station
- Location: Tromsø, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
69.66234° or 69° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
18.94134° or 18° 56′ 29″ eastOpen location code
9FXWMW6R+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 589042056OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialWikidata ID
Q7845399
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Satellite Map
Discover Tromsø Satellite Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Tromsø Satellite Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Station de Tromsø”
- German: “Satellitenstation Tromsø”
- Japanese: “トロムソ衛星局”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Charlottenlund running track and Charlottenlund treningspark.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tromsø Satellite Station”. Photo: Manxruler, CC BY-SA 4.0.