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Hardware

Hardware MEOS™ Ground Stations

Kongsberg Spacetec provides state-of-the-art hardware for:

  • Antenna
  • Feed/downconverter
  • Digital receiver and bitsynchroniser

We have close cooperation with large international suppliers for all necessary equipment to the MEOS ground station.

Antenna sizes

Kongsberg Spacetec provides different antenna sizes depending on the customer’s requirements:

Polar orbiting satellites

Frequencies  
L
L
L
L. X
X
L.X
L. X
Antenna Sizes (m)  
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.4
3.2
3.2
4.2
Satellites                
NOAA  
+
+
+
+
+
METOP  
+
+
+
+
+
SeaStar  
+
+
+
+
+
FY-1  
+
+
+
+
+
TERRA and AQUA  
+
+
+
+
RADARSAT  
+
+
+
ENVISAT  
+
+
+

 

Geostationary satellites

Frequencies
L
Ku
Europe
C
Africa/America
Antenna Sizes (m)
3.8
1 - >
2.4 - >
Satellites    
GOES
+
FY-2
+
MTSAT
+
MSG
*
+
+
 
* The MEOS Geostationary Ground Station supports reception, relayed via Ku-band (HotBird) and C-band (AtlanticBird) satellites. The ground station also supports L-band reception directly from the MSG satellite, an option which may become available in the future.
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