Santa Rosa Island Air Force Station
USA /
California /
Isla Vista /
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Isla Vista
World / United States / California
Cold War 1947-1991, closed / former military, United States Air Force, historic ruins, early warning radar
The station has been "restored" to a natural setting. Callsign: Art.
Activation of this site using an AN/CPS-6B radar allowed for the shutdown of Lashup sites at Camp Cooke (L-41) and Port Hueneme (L-42). In 1952 the 669th AC&W Squadron operated two AN/FPS-10 radars at this island location. In 1955 the Air Force added an AN/FPS-3 search radar to the facility. During the following year, an AN/GPS-3 search radar was also added. 1958 saw the addition of an AN/MPS-14 long-range height-finder radar. Operations ceased on 31 March 1963, when the 669th moved to Lompoc AFS (RP-15).
www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Santa+Rosa+Isl...
www.radomes.org/museum/documents/SantaRosaIslandAFSCA_N...
Activation of this site using an AN/CPS-6B radar allowed for the shutdown of Lashup sites at Camp Cooke (L-41) and Port Hueneme (L-42). In 1952 the 669th AC&W Squadron operated two AN/FPS-10 radars at this island location. In 1955 the Air Force added an AN/FPS-3 search radar to the facility. During the following year, an AN/GPS-3 search radar was also added. 1958 saw the addition of an AN/MPS-14 long-range height-finder radar. Operations ceased on 31 March 1963, when the 669th moved to Lompoc AFS (RP-15).
www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Santa+Rosa+Isl...
www.radomes.org/museum/documents/SantaRosaIslandAFSCA_N...
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°56'42"N 120°6'57"W
- Edwards Air Force Base 217 km
- Nellis Air Force Base (LSV/KLSV) 527 km
- Beale Air Force Base (IATA: BAB – ICAO: KBAB) 595 km
- Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range 627 km
- Kirtland Air Force Base (ABQ/KABQ) 1244 km
- Holloman Air Force Base 1295 km
- Boardman Air Force Range 1321 km
- U.S. Air Force Academy 1472 km
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK (EIL/PAEI) 3885 km
- Clear Air Force Station 3918 km
- Santa Rosa Island 2.4 km
- Beach 10 km
- Caliche Ghost Forest 26 km
- San Miguel Island 27 km
- Old Main Ranch 37 km
- Santa Cruz Island 37 km
- Channel Islands National Park 39 km
- Submarine Landslide 44 km
- Missile Impact Area 91 km
- San Nicolas Island 96 km
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