Cobra Dane AN/FPS-108 Radar System | military, United States Air Force, early warning radar

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 military, United States Air Force, early warning radar
The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane is a phased array radar built in 1976 and brought on-line in 1977 for the primary mission of intelligence gathering in support of verification of the SALT II arms limitation treaty. Its single face radar with a 95ft diameter phased array radar antenna faces the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kura Test Range, a major then-Soviet now Russian weapons testing range.

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Coordinates:   52°44'14"N   174°5'28"E
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