| Cheyenne Mountain Complex | |
|---|---|
| Part of Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station | |
| Cheyenne Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado | |
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| Coordinates | 38°44′33″N 104°50′54″W / 38.74250°N 104.84833°W |
| Site information | |
| Operator | United States Space Force |
| Controlled by | Space Base Delta 1 |
| Site history | |
| Built | May 18, 1961 – February 8, 1966 |
| In use | |
The Cheyenne Mountain Complex is a United States Space Force installation and defensive bunker located in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, next to the city of Colorado Springs,[2] at the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station,[a] which hosts the activities of several tenant units. Also located in Colorado Springs is Peterson Space Force Base, where the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters are located.[6]
Formerly the center for the United States Space Command (USSC) and NORAD, the Complex monitored the airspace of Canada and the United States for missiles, space systems, and foreign aircraft through its worldwide early-warning system.[7] Since 2008, NORAD and the USSC have been based at Peterson Space Force Base and the complex, re-designated as an Air Force station, is used for crew training and as a back-up command center if required.[8]
The military complex has included, in the past, many units of NORAD, USSC, Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM), Air Force Systems Command, Air Weather Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The complex's communication center is also used by the nearby U.S. Civil Defense Warning Center.[7]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
DelPapawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "City Council Districts." Colorado Springs, Colorado. Retrieved December 10, 2017. This shows the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station as outside the city limits.
- ^ Orban, Staff Sgt. Brian (February 1995). "The trip wire". Guardian. Air Force Space Command: 6.
- ^ "City". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, CO. February 5, 2000. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ Joseph Angelo (October 31, 2013). Dictionary of Space Technology. Routledge. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-135-94402-5.
- ^ "Cheyenne Mountain Complex". North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). April 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Angelowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "North American Aerospace Defense Command > About NORAD > Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station". www.norad.mil.
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