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Ground station services

Antenna time, data downlink and satellite operations from our ground station in Ilorin, sitting under the busiest orbits over West Africa. For universities, operators and new space companies.

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A very large satellite dish on its mount

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Antennas

3S, X and UHF bands

Passes a day

Up to 120across all antennas

Uptime 2025

99.97%example

What you get

Everything in the box

Pass booking

Book passes by the minute in the console or through the API.

Downlink and storage

Data stored in Ilorin and delivered to your cloud or ours within minutes.

Command uplink

Secure command upload for your satellite with a full audit trail.

Antenna hosting

Host your own antenna on our site, with power, fibre and security.

Mission support

Operators on shift day and night for launches and early orbit.

Student programme

Free pass time for Nigerian university satellite projects.

Specification

The numbers that matter

From ₦18,000 a pass minute, monthly allowances from ₦2.4m (example rates). Example details for this demo.

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Location	GRA, Ilorin, 8.5° N, 4.5° E
Bands	UHF, S band, X band
Dish sizes	3.7 m, 5.4 m and 7.3 m
Power	Grid, 2 generators and 400 kWh battery
Links	Two fibre routes plus satellite backup
Security	Staffed day and night, access logged

How it works

From first call to live service

Step 1
Compatibility
Share your radio details. We confirm in two working days.
Step 2
Test pass
A free test pass to check the link.
Step 3
Schedule
Book single passes or a monthly allowance.
Step 4
Operate
Data arrives in your bucket after each pass.

Pass elevations over Ilorin in one day. Drawn example output for this demo.

Our cubesat's first signal came down through Ilorin, with our students in the room. That pass is on our department wall.

Professor Bello, example clientUniversity space engineering group

Questions