Onizuka Air Force Station

Onizuka Air Force Station
Sunnyvale, California in U.S.
Onizuka AFS in 2009
Onizuka AFS is located in California
Onizuka AFS
Onizuka AFS
Onizuka AFS is located in the United States
Onizuka AFS
Onizuka AFS
Coordinates37°24′17.5″N 122°1′43.5″W / 37.404861°N 122.028750°W / 37.404861; -122.028750
TypeU.S. Air Force station
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorU.S. Air Force
Controlled byAir Force Space Command
ConditionClosed
WebsiteOfficial website (archived)
Site history
Built1960 (1960) (as Sunnyvale AFS)
In use1960 – 30 September 2010 (2010-09-30)
FateDemolished (2014)

Onizuka Air Force Station or Onizuka AFS was a U.S. Air Force installation in Sunnyvale, California, at the intersection of State Route 237 and North Mathilda Avenue.[1] It operated from 1960 to 2010.

One of its distinguishing feature was Building 1003, known locally as the Blue Cube and the "Cube" given its shape, color, and lack of windows. The station's other distinguishing features were its three primary parabolic dish antennas, used for communication with remote tracking stations used to control military satellites; these antennas were named Sun East, Sun West, and Sun 3.

  1. ^ "Onizuka Air Force Station Local Redevelopment Authority Redevelopment Plan (Draft)" (PDF). City of Sunnyvale. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2020.