Cape Cod Air Force Station
| Cape Cod Air Force Station |
| Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) |
| Bourne, Massachusetts |
Aerial view of the Cape Cod PAVE PAWS c.1986. |
| Type |
Long Range Radar Site |
| Built |
Oct. 26, 1976
construction began;
April 4, 1980,
operations began. |
| Built by |
U.S. Government |
| Height |
100 Feet |
| In use |
1980-Present |
Current
owner |
U.S. Air Force |
Open to
the public |
No |
| Controlled by |
21st Space Wing
Peterson Air Force Base, CO |
Current
commander |
Lt. Col. Max E. Lantz II |
| Occupants |
6th Space Warning Squadron |
Cape Cod Air Force Station is a US Air Force station located in the northwest corner of the Massachusetts Military Reservation, USA, on Flatrock Hill. It consists of one PAVE PAWS radar station and is in continuous operation.
The facility became operational April 4, 1980 as Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Station, but was renamed Cape Cod Air Force Station on January 5, 1982.[1]
The facility became home to the 6th Space Warning Squadron after the closure of the North Truro Air Force Station in North Truro, Massachusetts.
Mission
Its main mission is to track Space debris and Intercontinentals as well as Submarine-launched ballistic missiles. It also tracked USA-193 before it was shot down. Its secondary mission is tracking Earth-orbiting objects such as the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, any object that deviates from its known orbit, or any new orbiting objects.
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