Punta Arenas Ground Station

SSC Space’s Punta Arenas Ground Station is an operational commercial satellite ground station 28 km north of Punta Arenas at the southern tip of South America. Established in 2012, it has multiple 7.3- to 11.5-metre antennas operating in S-, X- and Ka-band for polar-orbiting satellite support, with environmental radomes for year-round operation in high winds; the site also supports SSC Space Go through 4-metre-class S/X/Ka antennas. The 25-hectare site has fiber connectivity, its own UPS and diesel backup, and space for additional or hosted antennas. SSC says its location can provide reduced-latency polar coverage when combined with northern sites and offers polar-orbit coverage opportunities when paired with its Western Australia Space Center. SSC says the site is accessible by a main paved road.