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Air Force Space Surveillance System.
One of the nine Air Force Space Surveillance System (formerly NAVSPASUR) sites is located at Lake Kickapoo (33°32.764′N 98°45.763′W). It is the master transmitter and the most powerful continuous wave (CW) station in the world, at 768 kW radiated power.
216.983 MHz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kickapoo
The Fence can detect basketball-sized objects in orbit around the Earth out to an effective range of 15,000 nautical miles. Once the object's location and general direction of movement are determined, Fence operators notify JSpOC, which can then direct a tracking radar to make a more precise determination of the object's characteristics. More than 5 million satellite detections, or observations, are collected by the Fence each month.
The system ceased operation in September 2013.
www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/afsss.htm
One of the nine Air Force Space Surveillance System (formerly NAVSPASUR) sites is located at Lake Kickapoo (33°32.764′N 98°45.763′W). It is the master transmitter and the most powerful continuous wave (CW) station in the world, at 768 kW radiated power.
216.983 MHz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kickapoo
The Fence can detect basketball-sized objects in orbit around the Earth out to an effective range of 15,000 nautical miles. Once the object's location and general direction of movement are determined, Fence operators notify JSpOC, which can then direct a tracking radar to make a more precise determination of the object's characteristics. More than 5 million satellite detections, or observations, are collected by the Fence each month.
The system ceased operation in September 2013.
www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/afsss.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Surveillance_System
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°33'14"N 98°45'49"W
- Sheppard Air Force Base/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS/KSPS) 56 km
- Fort Wolters (National Guard Facility) 101 km
- Falcon Bombing Range Mock Airfeild 124 km
- Fort Sill - Main Post 135 km
- Altus Air Force Base (LTS/KLTS ) 136 km
- Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (KNFW/FWH) 148 km
- Camp Bowie (site) 155 km
- Tinker Air Force Base (TIK/KTIK) 243 km
- McAlester Army Ammunition Plant 293 km
- Vance Air Force Base (END/KEND) 322 km
- Anarene, Texas 12 km
- Lake Kickapoo 12 km
- Lake Olney 13 km
- Lake Cooper 13 km
- Archer City Municipal Airport 14 km
- Bobcat Bluff Wind Farm 17 km
- Trinity Hills Wind Farm 18 km
- Windthorst-2 Wind Farm 25 km
- Marsh Park 33 km
- Lake Arrowhead 39 km