Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Quintillion-ATLAS Partnership Brings Polar Orbiting Satellite Data to American Soil February 2, 2021 GMT Pictured: ATLAS Space Operations and Quintillion 3.7M S/X-Band antenna in Utqiagvik, Alaska (Photo: Business Wire) Pictured: ATLAS Space Operations and Quintillion 3.7M S/X-Band antenna in Utqiagvik, Alaska (Photo: Business Wire) ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 2, 2021-- Today, Quintillion Networks and ATLAS Space Operations completed construction of the highest-latitude satellite ground station on US soil. This accomplishment is a significant step forward in the quest to close a critical gap in US security capabilities and provide ground station operations and downlink facilities for polar orbiting satellites. The ground station is now live and ready to serve existing and future commercial and government entities.