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Equatorial Stargate

Astralintu Space Technologies
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.

Source: astralintu.com ↗