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(U) Antigua

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Overview (U):

(U) The Antigua radar station is a part of the Eastern Range (ER), which consists of a series of stations located at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) and Jonathan Dickinson Missile Tracking Annex (JDMTA) on the Florida mainland, and on the Atlantic Ocean island of Ascension, as well as Argentina. The Antigua radar station is also part of a worldwide network and supports the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN).

Description (U):

(U) Precision tracking radars are located at Antigua, Cape Canaveral, Merritt Island, Jonathan Dickinson Missile Tracking Annex (JDMTA), Patrick Air Force Base (PAFB), and Ascension Island. Radars are capable of either beacon or echo tracking and provide real-time data to the CCAS Range Operations Control Center (ROCC) computers.

(U) Telemetry Support consists of land based stations at Antigua, JDMTA, and Ascension Island. Real-time data are available at CCAS via satellite communication from Antigua and Ascension Island, and via microwave from JDMTA. Telemetry aircraft support is provided by ARIA EC-135s and EC-18s from Edwards AFB.

(U) Antigua Island instrumentation and associated facilities will be consolidated in a newly completed building, providing an expanded long-term capability to support requests to use the station more cost-effectively.

(U) The 45th Space Wing is host organization for PAFB, CCAS, and the island stations of the ER.

User Impact (U):

(U) Loss of this capability would have a significant impact on the Space Surveillance Network (SNN).

Programmatics (U):

(U) Operational.

(U) Organizations and Funding:

(U) USSPACECOM: Funding Source.

Images (U):

Name Title

Antigua Antigua

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This Table Is Unclassified.
Name	Title
Antigua	Antigua

Related Initiatives (U):

Name Title

Ascension Ascension

Eastern Range Eastern Range

RSA Phase 1 Range Standardization and Automation (RSA) Phase 1

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Name	Title
Ascension	Ascension
Eastern Range	Eastern Range
RSA Phase 1	Range Standardization and Automation (RSA) Phase 1

Related Requirements (U): None.

Related Categories (U):

Name Title

Collateral Sensors Collateral Sensors

Range Radars Range Radars

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This Table Is Unclassified.
Name	Title
Collateral Sensors	Collateral Sensors
Range Radars	Range Radars

Road Map Placements (U):

Name Title

SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK SPACE CONTROL: SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK

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This Table Is Unclassified.
Name	Title
SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK	SPACE CONTROL: SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK

Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):

(U) None.

Lead Office (U):

Air Force.

Point of Contact (U):

(U) National Security Space Road Map Team, NSSA, Open Phone: (703) 808-6040, DSN 898-6040.

Date Of Information (U):

(U) 21 November 1997

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(U) For comments/suggestions contact: Office of the National Security Space Architect (NSSA), 571-432-1300.

(U) Road Map Production Date: 23 June 2001