Cavalier Space Force Station | |
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Near Cavalier, North Dakota in United States | |
Coordinates | 48°43′55″N 97°54′16″W / 48.73194°N 97.90444°W |
Type | US Space Force station |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defense |
Operator | United States Space Force |
Controlled by | Buckley Garrison |
Condition | Operational |
Radar type | AN/FPQ-16 PARCS |
Site history | |
Built | 1977 |
In use | 1977 – present |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | 10th 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.