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Estrack: ESA's global ground station network

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ESA Ground Stations Live

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ESTRACK now - the guide

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ESA's fourth deep space antenna, in New Norcia, Australia
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ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

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Tracking satellites at the speed of light

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Galileo time
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ESA deploys new fully European ground-based atomic clock

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Cebreros transmitting the Blue Danube Waltz
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ESA transmits the Blue Danube Waltz into deep space

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ispace's RESILIENCE lander and TENACIOUS micro rover on the Moon
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ESA supports Moon mission carrying first European rover

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Estrack - Half a century of European satellite tracking

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New Norcia antenna completes one year powered by the Sun
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Downlinking satellite data from space to the cloud

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Ariane 6 first flight tracking infographic

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Ariane 6 first flight tracking infographic
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Cool upgrade for deep-space dish

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Cool upgrade for deep-space dish
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ESA's New Norcia station in communication with Mars Express…

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ESA's New Norcia station in communication with Mars Express in November 2023
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ESA ground stations support ISRO's Aditya-L1 solar observat…

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ESA ground stations support ISRO's Aditya-L1 solar observatory
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ESA's New Norcia Ground Station tracks Chandrayaan-3 on lan…

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ESA's New Norcia Ground Station tracks Chandrayaan-3 on landing day
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    ESA's Malargüe tracking station

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    Kiruna station

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    ESA’s solar-powered giant one year on

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    Kourou tracking station

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    Kourou tracking station
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    Speaking to spacecraft

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About ESA's tracking station network (Estrack)

Estrack: ESA's global ground station network Live station view Network map Ground station network brochure (PDF)

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New Norcia - DSA 1 Cebreros - DSA 2 Malargüe - DSA 3 Kiruna station Kourou station ESA ESEC Santa Maria station Network Operations Centre

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