Cobra Dane

The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar is a Passive electronically scanned array installation at Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya, Alaska. This radar system was built in 1976 and brought on-line in 1977 for the primary mission of intelligence gathering in support of verification of the SALT II arms limitation agreement. Its single 29 m diameter antennacoord |52.7373|N|174.0914|E| faces the Kamchatka Peninsula. Cobra Dane operates in the 1215-1400 MHz band.

Data from the radar is sent to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center. It is also listed as a partner of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office.

ee also

*Eareckson Air Station, Shemya island, Alaska
*Specific US radar and locations
**Thule Air Base, Greenland
**Clear Air Force Station, Alaska
**RAF Fylingdales, United Kingdom
**Cape Cod Air Force Station, Massachusetts
**Beale Air Force Base, California
**Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota

External links

* [http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/nssrm/initiatives/cobradan.htm National Security Space Roadmap Cobra Dane Overview]
* [http://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/photogallery/photogallery.html NASA Orbital Debris Program Office]
* [http://www.raytheon.com/products/cobra_dane/ Raytheon] - Upgrades, etc.