Holloman High Speed Test Track

Holloman High Speed Test Track
Part of Holloman Air Force Base
Near Alamogordo, New Mexico in the United States
A view of the Holloman High Speed Test Track, looking from south to north
HHSTT is located in New Mexico
HHSTT
HHSTT
HHSTT is located in the United States
HHSTT
HHSTT
Coordinates32°53′5.51″N 106°8′59.76″W / 32.8848639°N 106.1499333°W / 32.8848639; -106.1499333
TypeMilitary test facility
Length50,971 feet (15,536 m)
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Force Materiel Command
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1949 (1949)
In use1949 – present
EventsRocket sled speed record (2003)
Garrison information
Occupants846th Test Squadron

The Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) is a United States Department of Defense/Air Force aerospace ground test facility located at Holloman Air Force Base in south-central New Mexico. It is adjacent to the White Sands Missile Range and is operated by the 846th Test Squadron of the 704th Test Group of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base.

The Test Track provides its services to a wide variety of American defense and governmental agencies such as the Air Force, Army, Navy, and the Missile Defense Agency, as well as America's allies.[1]

  1. ^ Holloman High Speed Test Track: Facilities and Capabilities. Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Air Force Materiel Command, Air Armament Center, September 2006.