AN/FPS-120 Solid-State Phased-Array Radar System (SSPARS)

USA / Alaska / Anderson /

military, United States Air Force, early warning radar

AN/FPS-120 Solid-State Phased-Array Radar System (SSPARS)

Built in 1998 utilizing existing radar components from the deactivated PAVE PAWS SLBM warning site at Eldorado Air Force Station, Clear Air Force Station's radar is a Solid-State Phased-Array Radar System (SSPARS)(pronounced "ES-pars) and was declared operational on January 31st, 2001.

The radar system is capable of detecting objects at a range of 3,000 miles and is operated by the 213th Space Warning Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard.

www.clear.af.mil/
radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Clear+AFS+PAVE+PAW...

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_State_Phased_Array_Radar_System

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Coordinates: 64°18'0"N 149°11'23"W

Clear Air Force Station 4.4 km
Blair Lake Air Force Range, AK 72 km
Fort Wainwright 96 km
Eielson Air Force Base, AK (EIL/PAEI) 109 km
Donnelly Training Area, AK 144 km
Fort Greely Missile Defense Command Base 168 km
Gerstle River Arctic Test Site 197 km
Fort Richardson 324 km
Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF/PAED) 335 km
Fort Richardson Army Base 335 km

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