Cavalier Space Force Station

Cavalier Space Force Station
Near Cavalier, North Dakota in United States
The AN/FPQ-16 PARCS solid state phased array radar system at Cavalier AFS.
Cavalier SFS is located in North Dakota
Cavalier SFS
Cavalier SFS
Location in the United States
Cavalier SFS is located in the United States
Cavalier SFS
Cavalier SFS
Cavalier SFS (the United States)
Coordinates48°43′55″N 97°54′16″W / 48.73194°N 97.90444°W / 48.73194; -97.90444
TypeUS Space Force station
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Space Force
Controlled byBuckley Garrison
ConditionOperational
Radar typeAN/FPQ-16 PARCS
Site history
Built1977 (1977)
In use1977 – present
Garrison information
Occupants10th Space Warning Squadron

Cavalier Space Force Station, North Dakota, is a United States Space Force installation, where the 10th Space Warning Squadron, Space Delta 4, United States Space Force monitors and tracks potential missile launches against North America with the GE AN/FPQ-16 Enhanced Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS). The PARCS also monitors and tracks over half of all earth-orbiting objects to enable space situation awareness and space control.[1] In addition to contractors, NORAD has US and Canadian military members assigned to the facility.

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