Awarua Satellite Ground Station

• Excellent horizon profile: a typical horizon mask under 2° (often under 1.5°), enabling longer passes and better low-elevation visibility.

• Clean RF environment: low population density and remote geography contribute to a low noise floor and straightforward spectrum management.

• Connectivity: route-diverse fibre connectivity via Invercargill, with same-day provisioning of high-capacity circuits available on request.

• Reliable power: mains supply backed by UPS and automatic fail-over generation.

• Practical logistics: equipment can be delivered by air (via Auckland/Christchurch to Invercargill), sea (Bluff/Lyttelton/Auckland), and overnight road freight.

• Host your own antenna and ground station equipment on-site, with SpaceOps NZ providing engineering support, installation and ongoing maintenance.

• Lease time on SpaceOps NZ antennas for TT&C and payload communications (options include UHF, S/X-band and Ka-band).

• Run LEOP and contingency operations using SpaceOps NZ infrastructure and engineering support.

• Simplify regulatory compliance by having SpaceOps NZ obtain and hold radio transmitting licences on your behalf.

Awarua currently has space for new customer installations across multiple antenna classes. Availability changes over time—contact us to confirm current capacity.

• Two 10–15m antennas

• Six 6–10m antennas

• Twelve 3–5m antennas

SpaceOps NZ maintains a set of antennas available for leasing to enable fast mission start and flexible scaling.

• Four bistatic UHF yagi antennas

• Two 3.7m S/X-band antennas

• One 3m Ka-band antenna

• Utilities: 50 Hz power (240 Vac single-phase, 415 Vac three-phase), backed by UPS and fail-over generation.

• Telecommunications: fibre to Invercargill with route-diverse onward connectivity; microwave backup available for resilience.

• Climate: temperate coastal conditions with infrequent snow and manageable extreme wind days.