Rural Services Directorate and International Services Department were merged into Satellite Services Directorate in 2008. Satellite Services Directorate takes care of Project Implementation, Maintenance and Operation of Satellite Communications Equipment for Domestic and International Trunk Network using a Hub station at Balambu Kathmandu.
Sagarmatha Earth Station Hub Antennas:
Antenna ID
Orb Loc/Satellite
Applications
STH-01B
64 deg/Intelsat
International Circuits
STH-02A
60 deg/Intelsat
International Circuits
STH-03B
66 deg/Intelsat
Domestic ( R-SAT, C-band V-SAT)
STH-04 (ku)
110 deg/ Sinosat
Domestic (D-SAT)
STH-05 (ku)
110 deg/ Sinosat
Domestic (Ku-band VSAT)
Hub Antennas at Sagarmatha Earth Station
Remote Ku-band VSAT Antennas for testing at Sagarmatha Earth Station