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Awarua Satellite Ground Station

Awarua Satellite Ground Station at night in New Zealand.

Awarua is New Zealand’s only commercial low Earth satellite ground station. The station’s antennas communicate with satellites passing overhead.

Photo by Dave Allen.

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