Equatorial Stargate
High-capacity multi-band teleport at 0° latitude, S/X/Ka-band, Tier-3-aligned, targeted operational Q4 2026.
Technical specifications
- Location
- 0°26'19" N, 78°13'37" W, Quito, Ecuador
- Frequency bands
- S, X, Ka
- Operations supported
- Downlink, uplink, TT&C
- Antenna classes (Q4 2026)
- 3.7m and 7.3m
- Future antenna expansion
- 5.4m class; additional 3.7m and 7.3m systems
- Data center standard
- Tier 3 aligned, N+1 redundancy
- Power backup
- Two backup generators; UPS for hosted equipment
- Support hours
- 8:00 AM-8:00 PM ET (UTC-4); 24/7 ticketing
- Operational target
- Q4 2026
About
Equatorial Stargate is Astralintu’s high-capacity teleport facility at 0° latitude, providing multi-band, multi-inclination ground access with downlink, uplink and TT&C services. It is designed to host customer equipment and integrates with Astralintu’s Astralink software for scheduling. The facility supports S-, X- and Ka-band operations, with planned 3.7m and 7.3m antenna classes at initial operation (Q4 2026) and future expansion to a 5.4m class plus additional 3.7m and 7.3m systems. The data centre is built to a Tier-3-aligned standard with N+1 redundancy, backed by two generators and UPS systems for hosted equipment, with support available 8:00 AM-8:00 PM ET and 24/7 ticketing.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.