Satellite communications center at Pleumeur Bodou

Pleumeur-Bodou satellite communications center is located in Cotes d'Armor department (Britanny region).

From there, in the 60's, the first world TV transmission took place, using "Telstar" satellite.

Sources : Wikipédia et Cité des Télécoms Orange

Coordinates : 48° 47' 00 N - 03 ° 31' 37.35 W

Aeronautical location: 3.1 miles from Lannion-Carpiquet airport (LFRO) heading 374.

Parabolic antenna PB8 - Equatorial mount - 3146 polygones

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Parabolic antenna PB3 - Equatorial mount - Diameter : 30 m - 9956 polygones

Antenna PB5 "Symphonie" - Diameter 16,50 meters - Alt-azimuth mount - 7800 polygons

Radome antenna PB1 "La Grande Oreille" - Diameter 64,05 meters - 1936 polygons

Cité des Télécoms - 1145 polygons

Planetarium de Bretagne - 760 polygons

Cité des Télécoms - Overall view - 24743 polygons

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