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Antenna

Saint Helena / Ascension / Georgetown /
 military, antenna, telecommunication
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Someone knows more? Maybe VLF antennas for submarine communications?
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Coordinates:   7°58'30"S   14°24'23"W

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  • saychowder (guest)
    Possibly part of NASA's system for tracking rockets and the space shuttle? I know that they have a station on this island.
  • Hpatchville (guest)
    OR it could be for communications for airplanes for the airport right next to it!!!
  • dingpangan
    ...or perhaps, one of the five antennas used for Global Positioning Sys?
  • R3zn8D (guest)
    My best guess is Cotar Hill Starlab scoreboard... http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/report/enviro/ascension.pdf
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