ASCENSION – SHN1 station
Name : SHN1
Location : Ascension Island
Latitude : -7.92
Longitude: -14.33
Hosting : ESA Ariane site
Start-up : August, 24 2020
This station was installed on the ESA’s Ariane site, where the CNES launcher tracking station is located.The Ariane site is located on the east coast of the island. This site already hosts the REGINA and DORIS stations. The station is attached to the building that houses the Ariane site’s generator set.
This station can be configured to receive data from the NOAA 18 and NOAA 19 weather satellites. The reconstructed images make it possible to check the quality of the site and to identify possible degradations on the reception of the signals.
