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IDENTIFIER urn:esa:psa:context:facility:observatory.estrack::1.0
NAME ESA's tracking station network ESTRACK
TYPE Observatory
DESCRIPTION ESA's tracking station network ? Estrack ? is a global system of ground stations providing links between satellites in orbit and ESOC, the European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany. The core Estrack network comprises seven stations in seven countries. The essential task of all ESA ground tracking stations is to communicate with spacecraft, transmitting commands and receiving scientific data and spacecraft status information.
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