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Salmijärvi, Sweden; Redu, Belgium; Villafranca Del Castillo, Spain; Perth, Australia. The ESA also has ground stations at Salmijärvi (near Kiruna) in Sweden, Redu in Belgium, and Villafranca Del Castillo in Spain. The high-latitude station at Salmijärvi works with the ESA’s polar-orbiting Earth observation satellites, while Redu operates mainly with telecommunications satellites over the Equator. Villafranca is noted for its work with ESA’s astronomical satellites (currently XMM-Newton) and accommodates scientists who plan the observations and process and archive the results. The ESA also has the use of a tracking station in Perth, Australia, and access to other nations’ stations worldwide when required. |
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