Goonhilly Earth Station is a pioneering UK-based commercial space and satellite communications provider. It offers deep-space tracking and communication services for missions to the Moon and Mars, supporting agencies like ESA, NASA, and ISRO, as well as private space exploration companies. Goonhilly also provides satellite services from LEO to GEO, including uplink/broadcast and telemetry tracking, with over 90 antennas worldwide.
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Planet Labs UK operates the Goonhilly ground station in Cornwall to receive data from its constellation of more than 200 satellites.
Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall supports high-frequency data downlinks from Planet Labs’ satellite fleet.
Planet Labs has maintained a UK presence for years through Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall.
The Intuitive Machines acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT is expected to close in Q3.
Goonhilly assets can support communications across X-, S-, Ka-, and Ku-bands.
Goonhilly operates a ground station in Cornwall, England with 30-meter and 32-meter antennas capable of deep-space communications.
Goonhilly is expected to add $14 million in yearly revenue to Intuitive Machines.
Through COMSAT, Goonhilly operates ground stations with dozens of antennas in Connecticut and California.
Intuitive Machines has agreed to acquire UK-based Goonhilly Earth Station and Goonhilly’s U.S. subsidiary COMSAT.
Intuitive Machines entered into a definitive agreement on May 14, 2026 to acquire Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd.
The acquisition encompasses Goonhilly’s Lunar and Deep Space Communications, Commercial Satcom, and Defense and Security divisions.
Intuitive Machines’ acquisition of Goonhilly and Comsat adds deep space-qualified assets and strengthens its space-to-ground network.
The acquisition includes Goonhilly’s Lunar and Deep Space Communications, Commercial Satcom, and Defense and Security divisions.
The Goonhilly deal includes Comsat, a wholly owned Goonhilly subsidiary that operates as Goonhilly USA.
The deal values Goonhilly at £37 million, or approximately $49.1 million.
Goonhilly’s existing relationships with the European Space Agency and various national security organizations are expected to complement Intuitive Machines’ 1.1 billion dollar backlog.
In 2024, the UK Space Agency awarded Goonhilly a contract to provide deep space communications services for UK and international partners.
Intuitive Machines plans to expand its integrated space-to-Earth network through the Goonhilly acquisition.
The Goonhilly acquisition will increase Intuitive Machines’ capacity for deep space communications, data relay, and position, navigation, and timing capabilities.
Intuitive Machines plans to integrate Goonhilly’s 32-meter GHY6 antenna and cryogenically cooled 30-meter GHY3 antenna into its communications network.