ESA Tracking Station Maspalomas
ESA Tracking Station Maspalomas is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas located on Apardo. ESA Tracking Station Maspalomas is situated nearby to the reservoir Presa Betancores and the beach Playa de las Carpinteras.Photo: Felix König, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Commerce
- Description: satellite tracking station in Gran Canaria, Spain
- Address: Apardo 29, Maspalomas, 35100
Localities in the Area
Maspalomas Station
Locality
Photo: Felix König, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maspalomas Station is an INTA-operated, ESTRACK radio antenna ground station for communication with spacecraft located at the southern area of Gran Canaria island, on the INTA campus.
Sonnenland
Suburb
Sonnenland is a district of Maspalomas in the south of Gran Canaria, set on a hillside above Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés. Sonnenland is situated 3 km east of ESA Tracking Station Maspalomas.
Meloneras
Suburb
Meloneras is a tourist town on the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, part of the town of Maspalomas in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Meloneras is situated 3½ km southeast of ESA Tracking Station Maspalomas.
ESA Tracking Station Maspalomas
- Category: ground station
- Location: San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.76437° or 27° 45' 52" northLongitude
-15.63355° or 15° 38' 1" westOperator
Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial (INTA)Open Location Code
7CV6Q978+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 207215349OpenStreetMap Feature
landuse=commercialWikidata ID
Q4302441ESA Tracking Station Maspalomas Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Canary Islands Antenna
- Catalan: Estació de Maspalomas
- English: Maspalomas Station
- French: Station de Maspalomas
- French: station de Maspalomas
- Centro Espacial de Canarias
- Centro de Comunicaciones por Satélite de Maspalomas
Landmarks in the Area
- Presa BetancoresReservoir
- Playa de Montaña la ArenaBeach, 1½ km south
- Playa de las CarpinterasBeach
- Pasito Bea - Playa de las MujeresBeach, 1½ km south
- La Finca del Pariente - Centro Hípico2 km east
Places in the Area
- A-01Building
- G-01Building, 250 metres southeast
- C.P.E.I.P Colegio Alma'sSchool, 1 km northeast
- La PresillaBus stop, 1¼ km south
- Cuesta La ArenaBus stop, 1¼ km southwest
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