KSAT Lunar
KSAT's service for tracking and talking to spacecraft headed to or orbiting the Moon, using its large antennas on Earth.
Why it matters
More commercial and government missions are heading to the Moon, and each needs ground contact at distances far beyond low Earth orbit. KSAT is building commercial capacity for that from launch through lunar surface operations.
How the technology works
KSAT is building three 20-meter antennas in the United States, Spain and Western Australia for near-continuous lunar coverage in X-band and Ka-band. Until they are finished, an operational 13-meter-class network and more than 12 partner antennas handle tracking, commands and data.
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