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Cape Cod Air Force Station
Part of Air Force Space Command
Bourne, Massachusetts
Aerial view of the Cape Cod PAVE PAWS c.1986.
Coordinates41°45′12″N 70°32′19″W / 41.7532°N 70.5385°W / 41.7532; -70.5385
TypeLong Range Radar Site
Height100 Feet
Site information
OwnerUnited States Air Force
Controlled by21st Space Wing
Peterson Air Force Base, CO
Open to
the public		No
Site history
BuiltOct. 26, 1976
construction began;
April 4, 1980,
operations began.
Built byU.S. Government
In use1980-Present
Garrison information
Occupants6th Space Warning Squadron

Cape Cod Air Force Station is a U.S. Air Force station located in the northwest corner of Joint Base Cape Cod, United States, on Flatrock Hill in Massachusetts. It consists of one PAVE PAWS radar station and is in continuous operation.

The facility became operational April 4, 1980 as Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Station, but was renamed Cape Cod Air Force Station on January 5, 1982.[1]

The facility became home to the 6th Space Warning Squadron after the closure of the North Truro Air Force Station in North Truro, Massachusetts.

Mission

PAVE PAWS and BMEWS coverage

Its main mission is to track space debris, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles. It also tracked the spy satellite USA-193 before it was shot down. Its secondary mission is tracking Earth-orbiting objects such as the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, any object that deviates from its known orbit, or any new orbiting objects.[citation needed]

Units

  • Radar screen for the PAVE PAWS at Cape Cod AFS, 1986.
    Radar screen for the PAVE PAWS at Cape Cod AFS, 1986.
  • Computer room for PAVE PAWS at Cape Cod AFS, 1986. Note the four large hard disk units in the foreground.
    Computer room for PAVE PAWS at Cape Cod AFS, 1986. Note the four large hard disk units in the foreground.
  • The entrance to the station
    The entrance to the station

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cape Cod Space Force Station.
  1. ^ United States Air Force. 6th Space Warning Squadron fact sheet Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed January 1, 2008.
  2. ^ Global Security: 6th SWS
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