Cobra Dane radar
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The Cobra Dane radar is a large, phased-array early warning and tracking radar system used by the United States for long-range detection and tracking of ballistic missiles and space objects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early warning radar
ⓘ
missile tracking radar ⓘ phased-array radar system ⓘ |
| builtFor | Cold War missile warning ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Northern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedBy |
Missile Defense Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | remote island installation ⓘ |
| frequencyBand | L-band ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
U.S. missile warning network
ⓘ
U.S. space surveillance network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Shemya Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Eareckson Air Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitorsRegion |
Asia-Pacific
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | code name "Cobra Dane" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | facing west toward Russia ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States ballistic missile early warning system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States space surveillance network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | fixed ground installation ⓘ |
| powerSource | ground-based electrical power ⓘ |
| primaryMission | ballistic missile early warning ⓘ |
| radarFaceOrientation | single large array ⓘ |
| radarFaceShape | phased-array planar face ⓘ |
| rangeType | long-range radar ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | space object tracking ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
U.S. missile defense system
ⓘ
space situational awareness ⓘ |
| supportsTreatyVerification | arms control treaties ⓘ |
| technology | phased-array radar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
arms control verification support
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intelligence gathering on foreign missile tests ⓘ long-range detection of ballistic missiles ⓘ missile defense ⓘ tracking of ballistic missiles ⓘ tracking of space objects ⓘ |
| waveform | pulse-Doppler radar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ground-based Midcourse Defense