World Class Teleport
TELEPORT & SATCOMMS SOLUTIONS
Mid-Atlantic Teleport
We provide carrier grade teleport facilities from Elfordstown Earthstation, Europe’s most westerly teleport located near Midleton in Cork, Ireland.
- Leading edge commercial broadcast technology
- Commercial contract research & development
- Space and communications consultancy
- Terrestrial application expertise
NSC in numbers
30
GB of data per second
33
Antenas on site
42
Commercial partnerships
10
Years of service
NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE
Commercial Services
NSC is a strategically situated teleport and a scalable, flexible, purpose built carrier grade facility. We partner with a broad spectrum of commercial and institutional enterprises across diverse markets.
Marine
From naval defense to humanitarian aid, we enable marine observation.
Environment
We deliver the data behind smart agriculture and IoT forestry applications.
Communications
Every second, we transfer more than 30GB of commercial data for customers.
NSC Space Campus
Startups, research organisations and academic institutions exploring both space technologies and terrestrial space applications benefit from flexible co-location with all of the incredible this unique location offers:
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Contec and NSC to Progress Restoration of Iconic 32m Dish
Contec Space Group and National Space Centre Ltd (NSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Space Tech Expo Europe 2025 in Bremen to advance the refurbishment and return to operation of the historic 32-metre antenna, The Big Dish, at Elfordstown Earthstation, Cork, Ireland.…
READ ARTICLE Contec and NSC to Progress Restoration of Iconic 32m Dish
Taoiseach visits Amazon Kuiper gateway at Elfordstown
Cork – 6th October 6, 2025: National Space Centre Ltd (NSC) joined Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Taoiseach Micheál Martin to mark the regulatory approval of a satellite earth station that will allow Project Kuiper to operate a gateway at NSC’s Elfordstown facility in Midleton, Cork.…
READ ARTICLE Taoiseach visits Amazon Kuiper gateway at Elfordstown
Ireland’s Big Dish Marks 40 Years of Tracking Santa Across the Globe
This Christmas, The Big Dish, Ireland’s 32-meter radio telescope at the National Space Centre (NSC), celebrates 40 years of tracking Santa’s annual journey around the globe. Located in the aptly-named Elfordstown in Cork, the dish is a cornerstone of Ireland’s space communications history. Originally built…
READ ARTICLE Ireland’s Big Dish Marks 40 Years of Tracking Santa Across the Globe
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