Marfa Tethered Aerostat Radar Site | military, blimp, radar station

USA / Texas / Valentine /
 military, blimp, radar station
The Tethered Aerostat Radar System is a balloon-borne radar system. The primary aerostat mission is to provide low level radar surveillance data in support of federal agencies involved in the nation's drug interdiction program. Secondary mission is to provide North American Aerospace Defense Command with low level surveillance coverage for air sovereignty in the Florida Straights. One aerostat, located at Cudjoe Key, Fla., transmits TV Marti, which sends American television signals into Cuba for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.

See immediately west for tethered Aerostat.

www.acc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2359
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethered_Aerostat_Radar_System
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Coordinates:   30°26'4"N   104°19'14"W

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  • This is actually one of many USAF TARS (Tethered Aerostat Radar System) installations our nation operates. CBP the DEA and NORAD are all involved in this project. Very cool stuff. http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3507
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