U.S. satellite company investing €8 million to expand a ground station in Kilingi-Nõmme, Pärnu County, built four years ago for satellite data transmission.
U.S. satellite company Globalstar established its first Estonian ground station in Kilingi-Nõmme four years ago. The company has now decided to expand the facility by adding three more antennas to the existing three.
“This expansion is part of a broader global project in which we are adding 90 antennas across our ground stations worldwide. These antennas will support our third-generation satellites, which work together to strengthen our global communications network. The station in Estonia is one of four in Europe and together these four will provide full coverage for the continent,” said Steve Sulev, Globalstar’s director of ground infrastructure.
The antennas, housed inside domes, are used to transmit and receive data from satellites.
“They allow us to provide communication services in situations where traditional terrestrial networks may not be available — for example, during crises,” Sulev explained.
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