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Country: United States Region: Nw Hampshire Latitude: 42° 56' 48" N Longitude: -72° 22' 24" E Area use / Military Branches: ACTIVE |
US Space Force / Space Delta 4 / Cape Cod air stn Massachusets.
- USSF / 6 Space Warning Squadron. This is a Space Delta 4 outpost operating an AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar. This is a phased array radar system used for long-range early warning and space surveillance, operating as part of the US Missile Defense and Space Surveillance Network.
A phased arry radar installation has multiple faces, where each face provides a 180-degree coverage. AN/FPS-132 is operating in the UHF band and has an average range of over 3,000 nautical miles
Similar types are located at Beale airbase CA ; RAF Fylingdales UK ; Thule Site J (Thule airbase, Greenland) ; Clear air station, Alaska and Qatar
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/PAVE_PAWS_Cape_Cod_AFS_1986.jpg
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