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Go to topicESA has renewed the contract to operate and develop its Redu ground station in Belgium. The centre is responsible for controlling and testing a range of satellites as part of the Agency’s network of stations.
The Redu Centre provides S-band links for ESA’s network of ground stations, as well as in-orbit testing (IOT) for telecommunication and navigation satellites. Today, Redu is providing communications for the Artemis, Integral and Proba satellites.
The site, in Belgium’s Ardennes region, hosts multiple steerable antennas operating in a variety of frequency bands. After a satisfactory first three-year period, Redu Space Services (RSS) will continue to operate the station.