Ground station

Blönduós

Blönduós is a satellite ground station operated by Leaf Space in Iceland (65.659°, -20.308°). It supports Ka-band, S-band, X-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
Leaf Space
Location
Iceland
Coordinates
65.6590°, -20.3080°
Altitude
40 m (WGS84)
Bands
Ka-band, S-band, X-band
Elevation mask
5°
Sustained downlink rate
500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Blönduós ground station?

Blönduós is located in Iceland at 65.6590°, -20.3080°, 40 m above the WGS84 ellipsoid.

What frequency bands does Blönduós support?

Blönduós supports Ka-band, S-band, X-band for satellite downlink and TT&C, at a sustained downlink rate of about 500 Mbps.

Who operates Blönduós?

Blönduós is operated by Leaf Space.

Which satellites can Blönduós downlink?

Use PassPrediction to estimate which satellites Blönduós can downlink, and the end-to-end image-delivery latency for each pass.

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