An internal (non-public)  ESOC Navigation Support Office GNSS station.

Location

The antenna is situated on the roof of a small building within CETT (Centro Espacial Teófilo Tabanera) premises, approximately 30km from the city of Cordoba, Argentina

The site is managed by CONAE ( Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales).

A joint collaboration between CONAE and ESA/ESOC was established in November 2018.

Equipment

The station operates a Septentrio PolaRx4TR receiver and Septentrio Chokering MC antenna, providing multi-GNSS tracking from this location: GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou.

The station also operates an external Rubidium signal generator (clock) to which the receiver connects for more stable operations.

Photos

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CETT antenna installation - View towards the West


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CETT receiver and Rubidium clock installation