Falcon Air Force Base
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Falcon Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force installation in Colorado that served as a key hub for space operations and satellite control, later renamed Schriever Space Force Base.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falcon Air Force Base canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense Satellite Communications System
Defense Support Program ⓘ GPS ⓘ
surface form:
Global Positioning System
Milstar communications satellites ⓘ
surface form:
Milstar
|
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 38.8°N 104.5°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateRedesignatedAsSchrieverSpaceForceBase | 18 December 2019 ⓘ |
| dateRenamed | 5 June 1998 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 10 miles east of Colorado Springs ⓘ |
| gainedBy | Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| garrison | 50th Space Wing ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
missile warning support
ⓘ
satellite control ⓘ space operations ⓘ space surveillance support ⓘ |
| hasMajorCommand | Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMission | support of space control and force enhancement ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key hub for U.S. military space operations
ⓘ
key hub for satellite command and control ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| hasTenantUnit |
50th Mission Support Group
ⓘ
surface form:
50th Logistics Group
50th Operations Group ⓘ 50th Mission Support Group ⓘ
surface form:
50th Support Group
|
| laterServiceBranch |
United States Space Force bases
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Space Force (as Schriever Space Force Base)
|
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
El Paso County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Colorado Springs, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Front Range Urban Corridor ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby community of Falcon, Colorado ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Schriever Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schriever Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchAtTime | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| status | renamed and redesignated as Space Force installation ⓘ |
| successorInstallation | Schriever Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
command and control of Department of Defense satellites
ⓘ
support of Defense Satellite Communications System operations ⓘ support of Global Positioning System operations ⓘ support of Milstar satellite operations ⓘ support of space-based missile warning systems ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.