Ready to host ground stations

A prime location

Ground stations, often situated in satellite parks, track and control satellites and download data, including in real time to customer industries for time-based analytics.

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Most ground stations in the global space economy are in the Northern Hemisphere. Increasing capacity in Australia will provide more access to time-based services for Australian and other Southern Hemisphere businesses.

Ground stations have specific requirements to operate. They require large areas free from radio traffic, clear skies, dry weather, internet connectivity and security, requirements that Queensland is uniquely positioned to provide.

Our ground systems opportunity

With clear skies and in proximity to the equator, Queensland – particularly Western Queensland – offers multiple locations for ground stations that can scan both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

The ability to purchase satellite data in real time enables new services to grow. For example, real time data can improve decision making for environmental management and disaster relief. Queensland’s space industry and the wider economy could benefit from ground station capability, particularly in:

• the ground system sub-sector – with the opportunity to attract large companies to Queensland
• the space-enabled services sub-sector
• space industry consumers such as the mining, environmental management and agriculture industry sectors
• exports – by enabling the rapid export of data and analytics from Australia to the world through the Sunshine Coast International Broadband Submarine Cable