Cape Cod Space Force Station
Cape Cod Space Force Station | |
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Part of United States | |
Coordinates | 41°45′12″N 70°32′19″W / 41.7532°N 70.5385°W |
Type | US Space Force Station |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | United States Space Force |
Controlled by | Space Operations Command |
Condition | Operational |
Radar type | AN/FPS-123 PAVE PAWS (Phased Array Warning System) |
Site history | |
Built | 1976 | –1980
In use | 1980–present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Space Base Delta 2 |
Occupants | 6th Space Warning Squadron |
Cape Cod Space Force Station is a United States Space Force station located in the northwest corner of Joint Base Cape Cod, United States, on Flatrock Hill in Bourne, Massachusetts. Cape Cod Space Force Station began construction in 1976 as Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Station and was renamed Cape Cod Air Force Station in 1982, before assuming its current name in 2021.
Missile warning and space surveillance operations are conducted by
History
On 27 August 1973, the United States Air Force directed the construction of two phased array missile warning radar systems, specifically to defend against the launch of
On 5 January 1982, Cape Cod Missile Warning Station's name was changed to Cape Cod Air Force Station and became part of
On 11 June 2021, Cape Cod Air Force Station was renamed Cape Cod Space Force Station.[3]
Units
6th Space Warning Squadron
The
Base assignment and major units
Name | Military service | Assigned command | Higher headquarters/ garrison |
Major units |
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Cape Cod Missile Warning Station (1 October 1979–5 January 1982) |
United States Air Force |
Aerospace Defense Command (1 October 1979–1 December 1979) Strategic Air Command (1 December 1979–1 May 1983) |
21st Air Division (1 October 1979–1 December 1979) 45th Air Division (1 December 1979–1 May 1983) |
6th Space Warning Squadron |
Cape Cod Air Force Station (5 January 1982–11 June 2021) |
Air Force Space Command |
1st Space Wing (1 May 1983–15 May 1992) 21st Space Wing (15 May 1992–24 July 2020) | ||
Cape Cod Space Force Station (11 June 2021–present) |
United States Space Force |
Space Operations Command |
Space Base Delta 2 |
6th Space Warning Squadron |
Gallery
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Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, Rep. Bill Keating, Lt. Col. Timothy “Vax” Sheehan, and other dignitaries including Walter Taylor and Greg Moore attend the installation's redesignation as a Space Force Station.
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Member of Air Force Security Forces standing watch in front of the PAVE PAWS installation at Cape Cod SFS, 2021.
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The entrance to the station while designated an Air Force Station
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Radar screen for the PAVE PAWS at Cape Cod AFS, 1986.
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Computer room for PAVE PAWS at Cape Cod AFS, 1986. Note the four large hard disk units in the foreground.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the
- ^ "6th Space Warning Squadron".
- ^ "Buckley Space Force Base > Home".
- ^ "An Overview of Joint Base Cape Cod". www.massnationalguard.org. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "6th Space Warning Squadron".
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MA-151, "Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA", 19 photos, 10 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
- HAER No. MA-151-A, "Cape Cod Air Station, Technical Facility-Scanner Building & Power Plant", 59 photos, 7 data pages, 6 photo caption pages