Europe’s Most Westerly Observatory & Communications Site

The Big Dish Company Ltd manages and operates the 32 metre fully articulating dish antenna at the National Space Centre site at Elfordstown Earthstation in Ireland. This independently owned facility provides carrier grade teleport facilities and undertakes space and communications related consultancy for its own purposes and on a contract basis for third parties.

The main 32 metre Intelsat Standard A dish at the facility is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment and upgrade works to enhance its tracking precision and operational capabilities.

Opening in January 2018, the dish is currently available for third parties to reserve for radio astronomy, SSA mapping & deep space communication applications.