antarmike Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Yorkshire's skyline changes. The famous 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales were replaced in service by the three sided pyramid structure of the new AN/FPS-115 phased-array radar which was formally commissioned on this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Dosen't it now monitor space debre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Yes amongst other things. RAF Fylingdales mission is “to provide an uninterrupted ballistic missile warning and space surveillance service”. Their tasking from the Ministry of Defence, through Headquarters Air Command, splits into four jobs. Firstly they are charged with continuously providing warning of ballistic missile events to both Her Majesty’s Government (through the UK Missile Warning Centre at RAF High Wycombe) and the United States’ authorities (through the Missile and Space Domain, which is situated in the Cheyenne Mountains in Colorado). Secondly, the Station’s complementary mission is to support – on a non-interference basis with the warning mission – the United States’ developing Missile Defense System. The Station’s third job – and secondary mission – is to contribute to the Allied Space Surveillance Network, and this enables, fourthly, the Station to support UK forces worldwide through the Satellite Warning Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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