Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station

Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
"Merlin", the site's largest dish
LocationGoonhilly Downs, Mawgan-in-Meneage, St Martin-in-Meneage, Cury, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°02′53″N 5°10′55″W / 50.048055555556°N 5.1819444444444°W / 50.048055555556; -5.1819444444444
Websitewww.goonhilly.org
Telescopes
  • Goonhilly Antenna No. 1
  • Goonhilly Antenna No. 2
  • Goonhilly Antenna No. 3
  • Goonhilly Antenna No. 6 
Location of Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
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Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station is a large radiocommunication site located on Goonhilly Downs near Helston on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England. Owned by Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd under a 999-year lease from BT Group plc, it was at one time the largest satellite earth station in the world, with more than 30 communication antennas and dishes in use. The site also links into undersea cable lines.

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