Category Archives: .. Telecommunications Station

Radar facilities used for tracking satellites and missiles, possibly as part of a missile defence and/or intelligence gathering systems.
More specifications with tags. like fac_radar, fac_listening

GBR | RAF Croughton

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https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#map=15/51.9897/-1.1827&categories=military
51.9875, -1.186111

Google Earth 2021

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Croughton

Campaign info: http://fraw.org.uk/frn/cw/croughton.html  (Croughton Watch)

ROU | Deveselu Base

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https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#map=13/44.0709/24.4267&categories=military
 44.077134,  24.419569

Google Earth 2014

Google Earth 2021

Wikimedia 2016

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deveselu

Aegis Missile Defence EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_System – 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_41_Vertical_Launching_System
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_41_Vertical_Launching_System

Review location: foreign or shared base

ITA | Sicilia, Sigonella: Distributed Command Ground System

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https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#map=17/37.39825/14.90114&categories=military
 37.398069,  14.902287

Google Earth 2020

Google Earth 2017

Wikipedia EN: n/a

Belongs to: Sigonella Air Base

Notes

Same installation like in Ramstein https://visualbases.org/satellite-ground-system-ramstein/

SE | National Defence Radio Establishment, Lovön

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https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#map=13/59.3332/17.9085&categories=military
59.331800, 17.856406

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defence_Radio_Establishment
DE: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6rsvarets_radioanstalt

Note:
Integrated in Five Eyes coooperation

GBR | RAF Ascension Island (St. Helena)

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https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#map=13/-7.9746/-14.3790&categories=military
 -7.968164, -14.402796

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_Island
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signals_intelligence

BSR: Ascension Auxiliary Airfield

AUS | Naval Comm. Station Holt, Northwest Cape Exmouth

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https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#map=11/-21.8456/114.3000&categories=military
-21.816405, 114.16563

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Communication_Station_Harold_E._Holt

This station provides very low frequency radio transmissions to US Navy ships and submarines.

BSR entries (3): Area A-VLF – Area C-HFR –  NAVCPMMSTA H E Holt Exmouth

GBR | RAF Menwith Hill

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https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#map=15/54.0089/-1.6842&categories=military
54.008056, -1.69

Google Earth 2020

Google Earth 2002

Wikipedia EN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Menwith_Hill

Network Control Station Forest Moor

Campaign Info: https://yorkshirecnd.org.uk/campaigns/menwith-hill/

Images in VisualBases: Menwith Hill Accountabilty Campaign (MHAC)