Pituffik Space Base
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Pituffik Space Base is a United States Space Force installation in northwest Greenland that serves as a key Arctic hub for missile warning, space surveillance, and satellite command and control operations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Space Force installation
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| access | primarily by air ⓘ |
| alliedUse | supports NATO operations ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFromNorthPole | about 750 miles ⓘ |
| environment | remote Arctic location ⓘ |
| formerName |
Pituffik Space Base, Thule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thule Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
21st Space Wing (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Base Delta 1 units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
long-range radar
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satellite telemetry, tracking, and command ⓘ space domain awareness ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airfield
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housing and support infrastructure ⓘ radar site ⓘ satellite ground station ⓘ |
| hostNation | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Danish
ⓘ
English ⓘ Kalaallisut ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avannaata municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baffin Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | northwest Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Qaanaaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Space Force Arctic infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
missile warning
ⓘ
satellite command and control ⓘ space surveillance ⓘ |
| renamedFrom | Thule Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | key Arctic hub for U.S. space operations ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | monitoring North Atlantic and Arctic approaches ⓘ |
| subjectTo | U.S.-Denmark defense agreements ⓘ |
| tenantUnit |
12th Space Warning Squadron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
821st Space Base Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Detachment 1, 23rd Space Operations Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC-4 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ballistic missile early warning
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satellite communications ⓘ tracking of earth-orbiting objects ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Avannaata