Canton Island Tracking Station (CTN)
Kiribati /
Phoenix Islands /
Pyramid Point /
World
/ Kiribati
/ Phoenix Islands
/ Pyramid Point
World
military, ruins, NASA, United States Air Force
The tracking station was originally used by NASA from 1960 until 1965 to track Mercury and Gemini space flights. It was later used by the US Air Force to track missiles until 1976.
The site was designated by NASA as Site No. 11. Designed only for telemetry and spacecraft communications, the site had no radar or spacecraft control capability.
Communications was maintained with Mission Control Center by the Goddard teletype and voice loop networks. Communications with PMRF Hawaiian area was maintained over a teletype circuit and by a limited traffic single sideband circuit.
www.bfec.us/bfectxt6.htm
www.panoramio.com/photo/3583318
The site was designated by NASA as Site No. 11. Designed only for telemetry and spacecraft communications, the site had no radar or spacecraft control capability.
Communications was maintained with Mission Control Center by the Goddard teletype and voice loop networks. Communications with PMRF Hawaiian area was maintained over a teletype circuit and by a limited traffic single sideband circuit.
www.bfec.us/bfectxt6.htm
www.panoramio.com/photo/3583318
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_program
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 2°46'48"S 171°43'1"W
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- Old Stone Pier 8.2 km
- Lighthouse ruins 1781 km
- The Langi Tombs 2081 km
- The Langi Tombs 2081 km
- Abandoned Settlement 2396 km
- Vaitepaua (Ghost town site) 2951 km
- Moumu (Site) 2953 km
- Kanton Atoll Lagoon 6.8 km
- Kanton Island 6.8 km
- Manra Island 193 km
- Orona Island 200 km
- Nikumaroro Island 376 km
- Winslow Reef 382 km
- Atafu, Tokelau 649 km
- Nukunono, Tokelau 711 km
- Matagi Atoll 734 km
- Fakaofo, Tokelau 737 km