Cape Kiglapait Short Range Radar Site
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Cape Kiglapait Radar Site (LAB-3) | |
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Part of North Warning System | |
Labrador, Canada | |
Coordinates | 57°08′07″N 061°28′32″W / 57.13528°N 61.47556°W |
Type | Short Range Radar Station |
Code | LAB-3 |
Site information | |
Controlled by | North American Aerospace Defense Command |
Site history | |
Built | August 1992 |
Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
In use | 1992-present |
Cape Kiglapait Short Range Radar Site (LAB-3) is a Royal Canadian Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in the Kiglapait Mountains of Labrador, 268 miles (431 km) north of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]
Facilities
The facility contains a Short Range AN/FPS-124 doppler airborne target surveillance radar that was installed in August 1992 as part of the North Warning System. The site (LAB-3) also consists of radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.[2]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ "North Warning System map" (JPG). lswilson.ca. Archived from the original (JPG) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland". lswilson.ca. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
External links
- About NORAD Public information
- Radar Information AN/FPS-117 Radar information from FAS
- Technical Radar Information AN/FPS-124 Radar information from FAS
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