Eldorado Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) | |
Coordinates | 30°58′44.68″N 100°33′9.59″W / 30.9790778°N 100.5526639°W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Condition | Cold Standby |
Site history | |
In use | 1987 - 1995 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 8th Missile Warning Squadron |
Eldorado Air Force Station located 35 miles (56 km) south of San Angelo, Texas was one of the four unique AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS, early-warning phased-array radar systems. The 8th Space Warning Squadron, 21st Space Wing, Air Force Space Command operated at Eldorado Air Force Station.
The Station was associated with Goodfellow Air Force Base, 35 miles (56 km) north, and was part of the NORAD at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex command structure.[1][2]