Ground station

Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station

Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station is a satellite ground station with a 18.3 m dish operated by NASA in USA (37.939°, -75.472°). It supports S-band, X-band, UHF-band downlinks down to a 5° elevation mask. It sustains roughly 500 Mbps of downlink throughput.

Station specifications

Operator
NASA
Location
USA
Coordinates
37.9386°, -75.4719°
Altitude
12 m (WGS84)
Bands
S-band, X-band, UHF-band
Dish diameter
18.3 m
Elevation mask
5°
Sustained downlink rate
500 Mbps
Status
active

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station ground station?

Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station is located in USA at 37.9386°, -75.4719°, 12 m above the WGS84 ellipsoid.

What frequency bands does Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station support?

Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station supports S-band, X-band, UHF-band for satellite downlink and TT&C, at a sustained downlink rate of about 500 Mbps.

Who operates Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station?

Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station is operated by NASA.

Which satellites can Wallops Flight Facility Ground Station downlink?

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

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