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Svalbard Satellite Station

satellite ground station located on Platåberget near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway
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Svalbard Satellite Station

Summary

Svalbard Satellite Station is a ground station[1]. It draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (ground_station category, ranking #4 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Svalbard Satellite Station is located in Svalbard[3].
  • Svalbard Satellite Station is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Svalbard Satellite Station's instance of is recorded as ground station[5].
  • Svalbard Satellite Station is operated by Kongsberg Satellite Services[6].
  • Svalbard Satellite Station's Commons category is recorded as SvalSat[7].
  • 1997 marks the founding of Svalbard Satellite Station[8].
  • Svalbard Satellite Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 78.2298, 'lon': 15.4078}[9].
  • Svalbard Satellite Station's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Platåberget[10].
  • Svalbard Satellite Station's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/satelitna-stanica-na-spicbergoch/[11].

Body

Geography

Svalbard Satellite Station is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Svalbard[3].

Designation and Status

Svalbard Satellite Station's instance of is recorded as ground station[5].

History and Context

1997 marks the founding of Svalbard Satellite Station[8].

Why It Matters

Svalbard Satellite Station draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (ground_station category, ranking #4 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Norway
    Operator → Kongsberg Satellite Services
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 78.2298, 'lon': 15.4078}
    Located in → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/satelitna-stanica-na-spicbergoch/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; "
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