Poker Flat Research Range

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Poker Flat Research Range is a rocket launch and research facility in Alaska used primarily for atmospheric and space physics experiments.

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instanceOf research facility
rocket launch site
sounding rocket range
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasEnvironment auroral oval region
subarctic climate
hasFacilityType launch pads
mission control center
payload assembly buildings
telemetry stations
tracking radars
hasInfrastructure roads connecting to the Steese Highway
hasLaunchCapability sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere
suborbital trajectories
hasObservationCapability all-sky cameras
lidar systems
optical auroral instruments
radar systems
isPartOf Geophysical Institute
surface form: University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute research network
locatedAtLatitude about 65 degrees north
locatedAtLongitude about 147 degrees west
locatedIn Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough
locatedNear Fairbanks
surface form: Fairbanks, Alaska
notableFor high-latitude auroral observations
ionospheric research
upper atmosphere studies
operatedBy Geophysical Institute
surface form: Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
operatedFor NASA
ownedBy University of Alaska Fairbanks
primaryUse atmospheric physics research
auroral research
sounding rocket launches
space physics research
region Interior Alaska
researchFocus energetic particle precipitation
magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
middle and upper atmosphere dynamics
space weather
supportsMissionType calibration and validation experiments for satellites
scientific sounding rocket missions
technology demonstration flights
usedBy NASA
U.S. government agencies
international research teams
university researchers

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University of Alaska Fairbanks hasFacility Poker Flat Research Range