Leaf Space activates ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia

Leaf Space has completed its first ground station in Canada at Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso, N.S. in partnership with Maritime Launch Services.

The station handles S- and X-band signals, the radio frequencies commercial satellites commonly use for high-speed data downloads. The antenna, radome and supporting electronics are installed and active, Leaf Space said, and the site is now licensed and open to paying satellite customers following clearance from Canadian regulators.

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