European Union Satellite Centre

European Union Satellite Centre is a government office in , , which is located on Apdo de Correos. European Union Satellite Centre is situated nearby to the aerodrome , as well as near the village .
satcen.europa.eu
+34 91 678 60 00

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torrejón Air Base and National Institute for Aerospace Technology.

Aerodrome
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is both a major Spanish Air and Space Force base and the co-located , a secondary civilian airport for the city and metropolitan area of , east-northeast of the city center in central .

Military installation
The "Esteban Terradas" is an autonomous agency of the public administration dependent on the Secretariat of State for Defence. is situated 2 km west of European Union Satellite Centre.

Public building
is a state-run institute in dedicated to astrobiology research, and it is part of the National Institute of Aerospace Technology as well as the Spanish National Research Council. is situated 3 km northwest of European Union Satellite Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajalvir and Alcalá de Henares.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 es.
is a town and municipality in the Autonomous Community of in central , located 26 kilometres north-east of and 12 kilometres from . is situated 6 km northwest of European Union Satellite Centre.

Photo: Choniron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city 30 km northeast of . Its attractive medieval centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is full of interesting old buildings.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Spanish municipality in the Comarca de Alcalá, located in the north-east of Autonomous Community of . It has a population of about 9,000, of which are mostly young families, in more recent times people have been purchasing homes in the new housing subdivisions that are being built and residing within those new neighborhoods. is situated 6 km north of European Union Satellite Centre.

European Union Satellite Centre

Latitude
40.4895° or 40° 29′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.43876° or 3° 26′ 20″ west
Open location code
8CGRFHQ6+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 678917839
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
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Satellite Map

Discover European Union Satellite Centre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swedish—“European Union Satellite Centre” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Satelitní středisko Evropské unie”
  • Danish: “EU-Satellitcentret”
  • Dutch: “Satellietcentrum van de Europese Unie”
  • Finnish: “Euroopan unionin satelliittikeskus (EUSK)”
  • French: “Centre satellitaire de l’Union européenne (CSUE)”
  • German: “Satellitenzentrum der Europäischen Union”
  • Greek: “Δορυφορικό Κέντρο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης”
  • Hungarian: “Az Európai Unió Műholdközpontja”
  • Irish: “Lárionad Satailítí an Aontais Eorpaigh”
  • Italian: “Centro satellitare dell’Unione europea (CSUE)”
  • Lithuanian: “Europos Sąjungos palydovų centras”
  • Polish: “Centrum Satelitarne Unii Europejskiej”
  • Portuguese: “Centro de Satélites da União Europeia”
  • Romanian: “Centrul Satelitar al Uniunii Europene”
  • Spanish: “Centro de Satélites de la Unión Europea”
  • Swedish: “EU:s satellitcentrum”

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