Goonhilly Station

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Satellite Earth Station
gptkbp:antennaType over 60
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:expansion Commercial satellite services
Deep space communications hub
Space science research
gptkbp:firstTransatlanticTVSignal gptkb:Telstar_1
gptkbp:heritageStatus Grade II listed (Arthur antenna)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Goonhilly Station
gptkbp:latitude 50.0503
gptkbp:location gptkb:Goonhilly_Downs
gptkbp:longitude -5.1833
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Helston
gptkbp:notableAntenna gptkb:Arthur
gptkb:Guinevere
gptkb:Merlin
gptkb:Galahad
gptkbp:notableEvent Supported Apollo Moon missions
Supported ESA Mars Express mission
Received first live transatlantic television pictures in 1962
gptkbp:opened 1962
gptkbp:openToPublic Visitor centre (historically)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:BT_Group
gptkbp:operator Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd
gptkbp:region gptkb:Cornwall
gptkbp:status Partially operational
gptkbp:usedFor Television broadcasts
Satellite communications
Deep space communications
gptkbp:website https://www.goonhilly.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_Space_Tracking_Network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6