Special Operations/SISS Zulu Site

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 surveillance, closed / former military, satellite/space tracking station
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In mid-1962, a specially-designated detachment of communications technicians, from the Naval Communications Station, Adak, augmented an operation within a small hut on this site. This activity became known as "SPECOPS." It was moved to Zeto Point where it was renamed "SISS ZULU" where it tracked the POPPY constellation of ELINT satellites. After moving to an improved site on the east side of Clam Lagoon, the operation was known as "Classic Wizard." The last facility complex to house this operation is located due north of this marker at North Lake. From its initial inception, this operations served to provide extremely valuable support service to the Navy's tactical fleet units in the Norther Pacific Ocean region, as well as national intelligence authorities.

The GRD-6s were removed in November 1965.

www.navycthistory.com/images/zeto_point_Adak.jpg
www.thespacereview.com/article/1115/1
nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB392/docs/37.pdf
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy_(satellite)
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Coordinates:   51°55'54"N   176°33'23"W

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  • Dec 1994 SPECCOM and HFDF ops terminated.
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