Cobra Dane
The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar is a passive electronically scanned array installation operated by Raytheon for the United States Air Force at Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya, Alaska.[1] 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 treaty. Its single face radar with a 29 m (95 ft) diameter phased array radar antenna Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. faces the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kura Test Range. Cobra Dane operates in the 1215–1400 MHz band.[2]
The "Cobra" designation indicated a General Defense Intelligence Program.[3]
It initially employed a Control Data Corporation Cyber 74 mainframe computer for data processing.[4] Data from the radar is sent to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. It is also listed as a partner of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office and works with the Missile Defense Agency,[1] under the control of the 21st Operations Group.[5]
See also
- Cobra Ball
- Cobra Eye
- AN/SPQ-11 Cobra Judy
- PAVE PAWS
- BMEWS
- Eareckson Air Station, Shemya island, Alaska
- Specific US radar and locations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/pdf/09news0002.pdf
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External links
- National Security Space Roadmap COBRA DANE Overview
- NASA Orbital Debris Program Office
- Raytheon - Upgrades, etc.
- Space Surveillance Sensors: The Cobra Dane Radar. Article at the Mostlymissiledefence Blog.
