Clear Air Force Station
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Clear Air Force Station is a United States military installation in Alaska that serves as a key early-warning and space surveillance site for detecting and tracking ballistic missile and space activity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military installation
ⓘ
missile warning station ⓘ radar station ⓘ |
| branch | United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1958 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Space Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 64.29°N 149.19°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOpened | 1961 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 120 kilometers southwest of Fairbanks ⓘ |
| elevation | about 518 meters ⓘ |
| garrison |
13th Space Warning Squadron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
168th Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | remote installation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
detect intercontinental ballistic missiles
ⓘ
track near-Earth space objects ⓘ track submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| hasMission |
ballistic missile early warning
ⓘ
missile defense support ⓘ space domain awareness ⓘ space surveillance ⓘ |
| hasPersonnel |
Air National Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
active duty military ⓘ civilian contractors ⓘ |
| hasRadarSystem |
Cobra Dane radar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upgraded Early Warning Radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Denali Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Anderson, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | George Parks Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clear, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOperator | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
North American Aerospace Defense Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Space Force missile warning network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousBranch | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAccessMode | road ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supportsCommand |
United States Northern Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSystem |
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
missile defense system of the United States ⓘ |
| transferEffectiveDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
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