ARSR-4 Air Route Surveillance Radar (Sunrise)

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The Joint Surveillance System is a network of long range surveillance radars, primarily operated and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), but providing communication and radar data to both FAA and USAF control centers. The newest long-range search radar in the Joint Surveillance System (JSS) that has recently been fielded is the Air Route Surveillance Radar Model 4 (ARSR-4). Providing air defense and air traffic control for the continental United States, Guam, and Hawaii, forty joint radar sites were installed during the 1992-1995 period. The ARSR-4 was fielded through a $1 billion Congressionally mandated joint FAA and Air Force program, and each station costs over $12 million.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARSR-4
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Coordinates:   26°8'35"N   80°20'38"W

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  • Photo of ARSR-4 radar tower courtesy of me, photo taken in June 2008.
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