ESA Optical Ground Station
ESA's Optical Ground Station is a one-metre optical observatory at Teide Observatory on Tenerife. Built for in-orbit testing of laser-communications terminals, it also supports optical-communications research, space-debris and near-Earth-object observations, and astronomical instrumentation.
Identity
- Name
- ESA Optical Ground Station
- Region
- EU
- Type
- observatory
Details
- Description
- ESA's Optical Ground Station is a one-metre optical observatory at Teide Observatory on Tenerife. Built for in-orbit testing of laser-communications terminals, it also supports optical-communications research, space-debris and near-Earth-object observations, and astronomical instrumentation.
- Elevation
- 2,400
- Established Year
- 1,996
- Latitude
- 28.298
- Location
- Longitude
- -16.511833333333
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- government
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 27, 2026 at 23:48:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 27, 2026 at 23:48:10 UTC