STARGATE

For other uses, see Stargate (disambiguation).
The STARGATE main facility, between Texas State Highway 4 and the SpaceX High Bay, March 2023

STARGATE—Spacecraft Tracking and Astronomical Research into Gigahertz Astrophysical Transient Emission—is a radio-frequency (RF) technology facility which is located next to the SpaceX Starbase in south Texas.

The facility was intended to provide students and faculty access to RF technologies widely used in spaceflight operations, including satellite and spacecraft tracking.

As of 2023, the main STARGATE facility has been leased to SpaceX for use in development of the SpaceX Starship, but other STARGATE assets continue to operate at other locations, primarily UTRGV's main campus in Brownsville.[1]

  1. ^ "STARGATE | UTRGV". www.utrgv.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.