Kourou Station (also known as Kourou 93) is an ESTRACK satellite ground station in French Guiana. Two antennas are located at the site: A 15-meter one that receives in X- and S-bands along with smaller 1.3-meter X-band acquisition aid antenna. Additional facilities provide tracking, telemetry, telecommand and radiometric measurements.

Station is located from the town of Kourou and from Guiana Space Centre.

Kourou Station

During its routine operations it is used for Launch and Early Orbit Phase communication as well as control of the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory. In 2009 new station for a support of Galileo satellites was inaugurated in Kourou Station.

Kourou Station

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Kourou station aerial view, 2007

European Space Agency

ESTRACK facilities

Guiana Space Centre

Buildings and structures in Kourou

Space program of France

Year of establishment missing

Kourou Station