Saint Pierre and Miquelon Satellite Station
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| Organization | EUSPA, ESA and DGAC |
|---|---|
| Location | Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche Airport, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France |
| Coordinates | 46°45′55″N 56°10′58″W / 46.76533°N 56.18289°W |
| Altitude | 10 m |
| Established | 2012 |
| Main contractors | European Satellite Services Provider |
  Location of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Satellite Station Station de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | |
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The Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon station is a French satellite ground station located on the archipelago of the same name, 25 km off the Canadian coast of the island of Newfoundland in North America. It is used for communications with Earth observation satellites, mainly as part of the implementation of the European satellite positioning systems Galileo and EGNOS.[1]
It is one of 19 Galileo Sensor Stations (GSS) on the ground segment of Galileo, and the only one on the North American continent. It is located on a right of way at Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche International Airport, which belongs to the French government and is managed by the DGAC. It is responsible for collecting and sending Galileo SIS measurement data in real time to the Galileo Control Centres (GCC) of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) based in Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany) and Fucino Space Centre (Italy).[2][3][4]
It should not be confused with the ESA and CNES trajectory tracking station, dedicated to Ariane launchers, located near the Galantry lighthouse, which has been out of service since 16 February 2025.[5]