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Troll Satellite Station
Troll Satellite Station (), commonly abbreviated TrollSat, is a satellite ground station located at Troll in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The earth station is owned by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a joint venture between the Kongsberg Group and the Norwegian Space Center. The radomes are located on top of Jutulsessen, a nunatak area next to the research station at Troll. The research station is operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute, which also maintains the earth station. TrollSat started operations on 1 March 2007
of Norse mythology. The station facilities are owned by the Government of Norway through the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property. Operation of the facility is carried out by the Norwegian Polar Institute. The facilities consist of a module-built new section that is , and the old section that is . Troll Airfield is located from Troll and consists of a runway on glacial blue ice.
Research facilities include air and atmospheric measurement equipment operated by the Norwegian Institute for Air Research. Kongsberg Satellite Services operates Troll Satellite Station, a