Thule Tracking Station
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Thule Tracking Station is a U.S. military satellite tracking and control facility located in Greenland that supports space operations for the Air Force Satellite Control Network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thule Tracking Station canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military installation
ⓘ
satellite tracking station ⓘ space operations facility ⓘ |
| alliedCooperationContext | NATO-related defense activities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ballistic missile early warning
ⓘ
space control operations ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| communications | satellite ground terminal operations ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Space Delta 6 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environment |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
|
| garrison | Thule Air Base ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatusOfLocation | autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
satellite command and control
ⓘ
satellite telemetry reception ⓘ satellite tracking ⓘ space surveillance support ⓘ |
| hasRunwayAccess | Thule Air Base runway ⓘ |
| historicalRole | Cold War early warning and space tracking ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | ground segment of space systems ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Avannaata (partly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Avannaata
|
| locatedInOrNear | Arctic Circle ⓘ |
| location |
Greenland
ⓘ
Thule Air Base ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Qaanaaq ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
Air Force Satellite Control Network
ⓘ
Air Force Satellite Control Network ⓘ
surface form:
USAF Satellite Control Network
|
| securityClassification | military restricted area ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high-latitude coverage for polar orbits ⓘ |
| strategicRegion | High North ⓘ |
| supports |
military communications satellites
ⓘ
missile warning systems ⓘ polar-orbiting satellites ⓘ space domain awareness operations ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
missile warning
ⓘ
satellite control ⓘ space domain awareness ⓘ space surveillance ⓘ |
| supportsOrganization |
U.S. Space Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Space Command
U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Strategic Command
|
| usedBy |
North American Aerospace Defense Command
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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