Redu Station

ESTRACK station in Redu, Belgium

Redu Station is an ESTRACK radio antenna station for communication with spacecraft. The station is located about one kilometre away from the village of Redu, Belgium. The ground terminals provide tracking capabilities in C-band, L-band, S-band, K_u band, and K_a band as well as provide in-orbit tests of telecommunication satellites.

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Coordinates: 50°0′6.80″N 5°8′47.96″E / 50.0018889°N 5.1466556°E / 50.0018889; 5.1466556

ESTRACK

Core Network

Europe	Redu Station (Belgium) Cebreros Station (Spain) Maspalomas Station (Gran Canaria, Spain) Villafranca Station (Spain) Kiruna Station (Sweden) Santa Maria (Azores, Portugal)

South America	Kourou Station (French Guayana) Malargüe Station (Argentina)

Australia	New Norcia Station Perth Station

Augmented Network

Svalbard Satellite Station (Norway)
Dongara Station (Australia)
Troll Satellite Station (Antarctica)
Santiago Station (Chile)
South Point Station (USA)

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