Awarua Satellite Ground Station
Awarua Satellite Ground Station is a ground station built initially to support the European Space Agency Ariane 5 ES ATV launch campaigns. It was established by Venture Southland in 2007.
- Military installation
- …is also known as “Awarua Tracking Station”
- …is operated by Space Operations New Zealand
- Description: Earth station at Awarua Plain
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodend and Bluff.
Woodend
Hamlet
Woodend is a rural suburb of the New Zealand city of Invercargill. Woodend is situated 6 km north of Awarua Satellite Ground Station.
Bluff
Karora, Public domain.
Bluff is a small port town and the southernmost town on the South Island of New Zealand.
Awarua Satellite Ground Station
- Category: ground station
- Location
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Latitude
-46.52934° or 46° 31′ 46″ south
Longitude
168.38105° or 168° 22′ 52″ east
Open location code
4V5CF9CJ+7C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=danger_area
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Awarua Satellite Ground Station” goes by many names.
- German: “Awarua Satellite Ground Station”
- German: “Awarua Tracking Station”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Awarua Communications Museum and Joeys Island.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Awarua Starlink Earth Station and SuperDARN (TIGER-Unwin).
Southland: Highlights
Learn more about Fiordland National Park and Invercargill.
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