Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station

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Satellite dishes of the Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station. This dishes are a prominent sight for those travelling along the Bukit Timah Expressway.
Satellite dishes of the Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station. This dishes are a prominent sight for those travelling along the Bukit Timah Expressway.

The Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station (Chinese: 武吉知马卫星地面站; Malay: Stesen Satelit Bumi Bukit Timah) is the Singapore's first satellite earth station. The station is located in Bukit Timah near Chantek flyover between Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) and Pan Island Expressway (PIE). This station is managed and owned by SingTel with the building starting construction in 1983 and started operations in 1986.

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