OTC Satellite Earth Station

The OTC Satellite Earth Station is a heritage-listed former satellite communications facility located at Browns Range, about 6 kilometres north of Carnarvon in Western Australia's Gascoyne region. Commissioned in 1966 by the Overseas Telecommunications Commission, it featured a 29.6-metre Cassegrain antenna that supported NASA's Gemini and Apollo missions, early Intelsat communications and television broadcasts. Decommissioned in 1987, the preserved dish and interpretive site illustrate Australia's role in global telecommunications and space tracking history.

Visitors can expect an open-air heritage site centred on the large 29.6-metre parabolic dish antenna set in flat, semi-arid coastal scrub north of Carnarvon. The dish is fenced but clearly visible, with interpretive panels explaining its construction, operation and role in satellite communications and NASA missions. The site is self-guided, with gravel parking, signage and photo opportunities. There are no staffed buildings at the dish itself; the nearby Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum provides additional exhibits.