• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • NEWS:
  • SatNews
  • SatMagazine
  • MilSatMagazine
  • SmallSat News
  • |     EVENTS:
  • SmallSat Symposium
  • Satellite Innovation
  • MilSat Symposium

SatNews

  • HOME
  • Magazines
  • Events
  • SmallSat Europe Insights
  • Industry Calendar
    • IN PERSON
    • VIRTUAL
  • Subscribe

Swedish Space Corporation Adds Four Antennas @ Their Polar Ground Stations

April 26, 2021

SSC’s Inuvik 7.3 meter. Photo is courtesy of Bob Malkemes.

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has strengthened the firm’s polar capability with four new antennas at their polar ground stations; two in Canada and two in Sweden.

First out is a new 7.3 meter tri-band antenna at the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF) in Canada. Together, these four antennas will extend the SSC’s capacity and capability by adding further connectivity for polar orbiting satellites. The announcement marks yet another step in SSC’s major extension toward a fully global, Ka-band connectivity by the end of 2021.

Another view of SSC’s Inuvik 7.3 meter. Photo is courtesy of Bob Malkemes.

The new 7.3 meter antenna, owned and operated by SSC, features tri-band capability accommodating S-, X- and Ka-band frequencies. Together with the two existing SSC antennas at the ISSF site, the new establishment will add to the company’s unmatched polar connectivity for satellite operations. As part of the overall polar sites extension, three additional antennas will also be introduced later this year; one at the Inuvik Satellite Station in Canada and two at Esrange Space Center in Sweden.

The installation at Inuvik of the 7.3 meter antenna. Photo is courtesy of Bob Malkemes.

The polar expansion is central in meeting the growing demand from satellite owners who choose to operate their polar orbiting satellites through the dual use of northerly located ground stations. The new establishment is also an important part of SSC’s comprehensive frequency upgrade. By the end of 2021, the company will have installed Ka-band capability across its global network, making SSC the first company to offer a truly global commercial and multi-mission Ka-band capacity network; presently across strategic locations in Chile, Thailand, Canada and Sweden.

“This investment is an important part of our global ground station network expansion, aiming at meeting the urgent and growing demand for high downlink capacity for high resolution earth observation data. We see a bright future at the ISSF and already have several customers waiting to begin their operations from the new establishment. The market demand is our main driver and we are gearing up accordingly”, said Patrik Melvås, Head of Business Development at SaMS, SSC.

“The Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation is pleased to support SSC’s expansion at ISSF. SSC’s upgraded capabilities will meet a growing market demand for increased connectivity to polar orbiting satellites, confirming that Inuvik truly is a global destination for polar spacecraft operations. In addition, over the years, our partnership has contributed significantly to economic development in Canada’s western Arctic. SSC’s commitment to the ISSF has created new possibilities, new jobs, and new business opportunities in the region,” said Éric Loubier, Director General, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation.

“Polar connectivity is particularly challenging due to the busy satellite traffic, which is why many of our customers choose to support their satellites through the dual use of our ground stations in Sweden and Canada; what we call the ‘Kinuvik’ concept. This complementary coverage ensures increased resilience and longer satellite passes. The appetite for Kinuvik is very high and we will continue to invest to meet this growing market demand. Furthermore, the addition of Ka-band frequency to our global network will allow our customers to operate much higher data volumes,” said Dan White, EVP Americas Region at SSC.

Filed Under: Antennas / Terminals, Ground Stations, Teleports

Primary Sidebar

Most Read Stories

  • In celebration of Juneteenth
  • Wishing Everyone a Happy July 4th … Independence Day, U.S.A.
  • Eutelsat's efforts to obtain funding to save OneWeb
  • Forrester's Digest: Starlink active in Iran
  • SpaceX's launch on Friday of Starlink Group 10-34 smallsats may have weather issues

About Satnews

  • Contacts
  • History

Archives

  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020

Secondary Sidebar

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.