Particularly advantageous for accessing polar orbiting satellites
The Inuvik Ground Station currently houses multiple antennas, from 7.3 to 13.5m, for Telemetry Tracking & Command (TT&C) and data downlink services. The ground station supports multiple frequency bands including S, X and Ka-band. The site is also supporting the SSC Space Go services by 4m-class S and X-band antennas.
The station has its own power backup and generation system (UPS and diesel).
Location
The location above the Arctic Circle is particularly advantageous for accessing polar orbiting satellites. The Inuvik Ground Station is an important node in SSC Space’s global network of ground stations. Its favourable location allows reception of all passes of polar-orbiting satellites.
The “Kinuvik” concept – the dual use of SSC Space ground stations in Kiruna (Esrange Space Center) and Inuvik – offers the capability for satellite contacts on all orbits during one day. It also provides the benefit of possible long duration passes which significantly increases the amount of data that can be downlinked from polar-orbiting satellites.
Today, SSC Space features the world’s most advanced polar connectivity – based on a unique relationship between Sweden and Canada. Read more about SSC Space’s Canadian heritage.
Services
Image: The SSC Space art antenna “Brage”, painted by Anick Jenks.
