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Goonhilly

Satellite-tracking station in Cornwall, England, owned by the telecommunications company BT (formerly British Telecom). Established in 1962, it is the largest satellite station in the world and is equipped with more than 25 dishes and a communications satellite transmitter-receiver in permanent contact with most parts of the world.



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Situated just south of Helston and the Naval Air Station at Culdrose, it is famous for its Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, the largest one in the world.
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Situated just south of Helston and the Naval Air Station at Culdrose, it is famous for its Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, the largest one in the world.
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Situated just south of Helston and the Naval Air Station at Culdrose, it is famous for its Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, the largest one in the world.
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