Ground station

NASA Wallops

NASA Wallops is a satellite ground station operated by NASA in USA (37.940°, -75.466°). It supports S-band, X-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
NASA
Location
USA
Coordinates
37.9400°, -75.4660°
Altitude
12 m (WGS84)
Bands
S-band, X-band
Elevation mask
5°
Sustained downlink rate
500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the NASA Wallops ground station?

NASA Wallops is located in USA at 37.9400°, -75.4660°, 12 m above the WGS84 ellipsoid.

What frequency bands does NASA Wallops support?

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

Who operates NASA Wallops?

NASA Wallops is operated by NASA.

Which satellites can NASA Wallops downlink?

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

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