Chitose

Chitose is a satellite ground station operated by Atlas Space in Japan (42.824°, 141.652°). It supports S-band, X-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
Atlas Space
Location
Japan
Coordinates
42.8240°, 141.6520°
Altitude
25 m (WGS84)
Bands
S-band, X-band
Elevation mask
Sustained downlink rate
500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Chitose ground station?

Chitose is located in Japan at 42.8240°, 141.6520°, 25 m above the WGS84 ellipsoid.

What frequency bands does Chitose support?

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

Who operates Chitose?

Chitose is operated by Atlas Space.

Which satellites can Chitose downlink?

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

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