Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station

Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
Near Colorado Springs, Colorado in United States
An aerial view of Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
Shield of the Space Base Delta 1
Cheyenne Mountain SFS is located in the United States
Cheyenne Mountain SFS
Cheyenne Mountain SFS
Location in the United States
Coordinates38°44′37.57″N 104°50′48.40″W / 38.7437694°N 104.8467778°W / 38.7437694; -104.8467778
TypeUnited States Space Force
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Space Force
Controlled bySpace Base Delta 1
ConditionOperational
Site history
Built1961 – 1965
Built byUS Army Corps of Engineers
In use1965 – present
Garrison information
OccupantsNORAD Alternate Command Center

Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS) is located in Cheyenne Mountain on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, next to Colorado Springs,[1] The Cheyenne Mountain Complex, an underground facility within Cheyenne Mountain SFS, was first built for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Combat Operations Center, though NORAD moved day-to-day operations to its headquarters on Peterson AFB in 2006. However, day-to-day operations were moved back in 2011 after a major overhaul and renovation.

The location now supports U.S. Space Command's Missile Warning Center, other strategic warning and survivable capabilities, and provides a ready alternative operating location for NORAD's command center.

  1. ^ City Council Districts Colorado Springs, Colorado Retrieved on 10 December 2017. This shows the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station as outside the city limits.