Purpose & Location

To provide a means for communicating with satellites and experimental balloons to benefit space, research, education and industry.  The Ground Station is located at the Kennedy Space Center's Vistors Complex (28°31′28′′N   80°41′04′′W) on Merritt Island, Florida. 

Frequency Bands Available

  1. S-Band (2.401 GHz) Receive
  2. 900 MHz Receive
  3. UHF (420-450 MHz) Transmit and Receive
  4. VHF (144-148 MHz) Transmit and Receive

 

Supporting

  • Balloon Experiments
  • Pico-Satellites (0.2-2.2 LBS)
  • Nano-Satellites (2.2-22 LBS)
  • Small-Satellites (22-1000 LBS)

 

Many Thanks

This Ground Station would not have been possible without the help, hard work and support of Mr. George Cannon and Mr. Lee McLamb of AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) and Donald Hartge.