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GEODSS site, Diego Garcia
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-03-19 13:15:52

Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance, or GEODSS, is an optical system that uses telescopes, low-light level TV cameras, and computers. It replaced an older system of six 20 inch (half meter) Baker-Nunn cameras using photographic film.

GEODSS tracks objects in deep space, or from about 3,000 mi (4,800 km) out to beyond geosynchronous altitudes. GEODSS requires nighttime and clear weather tracking because of the inherent limitations of an optical system. Each site has three telescopes. The telescopes have a 40-inch (1.02 m) aperture and a two-degree field of view. The telescopes are able to "see" objects 10,000 times dimmer than the human eye can detect. This sensitivity, and sky background during daytime that masks satellites reflected light, dictates that the system operate at night.




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GEODSS site, Diego Garcia
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-03-19 13:15:52

Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance, or GEODSS, is an optical system that uses telescopes, low-light level TV cameras, and computers. It replaced an older system of six 20 inch (half meter) Baker-Nunn cameras using photographic film.

GEODSS tracks objects in deep space, or from about 3,000 mi (4,800 km) out to beyond geosynchronous altitudes. GEODSS requires nighttime and clear weather tracking because of the inherent limitations of an optical system. Each site has three telescopes. The telescopes have a 40-inch (1.02 m) aperture and a two-degree field of view. The telescopes are able to "see" objects 10,000 times dimmer than the human eye can detect. This sensitivity, and sky background during daytime that masks satellites reflected light, dictates that the system operate at night.




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Diego Garcia Tracking Station airport (NKW)
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-01-29 07:39:50

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Diego Garcia Tracking Station airport (NKW)
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2013-01-29 07:39:50

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Scary face island
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By: hhgygy
@ 2009-12-05 00:37:11
This island looks like a scary face or mask from above.
It is called Île aux Rats, the North-Westernmost island of Egmont Islands, part of the Chagos Archipelago or British Indian Ocean Territory]]>

Scary face island
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By: hhgygy
@ 2009-12-05 00:37:11
This island looks like a scary face or mask from above.
It is called Île aux Rats, the North-Westernmost island of Egmont Islands, part of the Chagos Archipelago or British Indian Ocean Territory]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scary-face-island/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scary-face-island/ Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:37:11 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scary-face-island/ -6.64819700 71.31551700

B-2 bomber hangars
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-04 12:11:06
Each B-2 requires a climate-controlled hangar large enough for its 172-foot (52 m) wingspan to protect the operational integrity of its sophisticated radar absorbent material and coatings.

These are portable B-2 hangers, that can be flown to distant bases, thus keeping the bombers in the air less, and reducing the amount of maintenance needed. B-2 quality hangers have been built at Guam, in the Pacific, and Diego Garcia in the Indian ocean]]>

B-2 bomber hangars
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-04 12:11:06
Each B-2 requires a climate-controlled hangar large enough for its 172-foot (52 m) wingspan to protect the operational integrity of its sophisticated radar absorbent material and coatings.

These are portable B-2 hangers, that can be flown to distant bases, thus keeping the bombers in the air less, and reducing the amount of maintenance needed. B-2 quality hangers have been built at Guam, in the Pacific, and Diego Garcia in the Indian ocean]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-2-bomber-hangars/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-2-bomber-hangars/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:11:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-2-bomber-hangars/ -7.31374200 72.41984700

B-1B Lancers at Diego Garcia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-04 12:07:17
The B-1 Lancer is a strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force. First envisioned in the 1960s as a supersonic bomber with sufficient range and payload to replace the B-52 Stratofortress, it developed primarily into a low-level penetrator with long range and supersonic speed capability. Its development was stopped and restarted multiple times over its history, as the theory of strategic balance changed from flexible response to mutually assured destruction and back again. It eventually entered service more than 20 years after first being studied.]]>

B-1B Lancers at Diego Garcia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-04 12:07:17
The B-1 Lancer is a strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force. First envisioned in the 1960s as a supersonic bomber with sufficient range and payload to replace the B-52 Stratofortress, it developed primarily into a low-level penetrator with long range and supersonic speed capability. Its development was stopped and restarted multiple times over its history, as the theory of strategic balance changed from flexible response to mutually assured destruction and back again. It eventually entered service more than 20 years after first being studied.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-1b-lancers-at-diego-garcia/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-1b-lancers-at-diego-garcia/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:07:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/b-1b-lancers-at-diego-garcia/ -7.31508300 72.41792700

Planes on Diego Garcia Island
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By: losbeats
@ 2007-05-04 16:54:26
Visible are KC-135 tankers and B-52s. The island is a joint military installation shared by British and American forces. B-2 protective hangers can be seen (opposite north facing B-52s). Best seen with Google Earth]]>

Planes on Diego Garcia Island
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By: losbeats
@ 2007-05-04 16:54:26
Visible are KC-135 tankers and B-52s. The island is a joint military installation shared by British and American forces. B-2 protective hangers can be seen (opposite north facing B-52s). Best seen with Google Earth]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/planes-on-diego-garcia-island/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/planes-on-diego-garcia-island/ Fri, 04 May 2007 16:54:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/planes-on-diego-garcia-island/ -7.31237900 72.41580300

Bombers B-52 Stratofortress at Diego Garcia Air Force Base (FJDG)
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-25 16:35:06
Diego Garcia is an atoll located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, some 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) south of India's southern coast. Diego Garcia is the largest atoll by land area of the Chagos Archipelago. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), a British overseas territory. Since the depopulation of Diego Garcia in the years leading up to 1973, it has been used as a military base by the United States. Diego Garcia hosts one of three ground antennas (others are on Kwajalein and Ascension Island) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational system.]]>

Bombers B-52 Stratofortress at Diego Garcia Air Force Base (FJDG)
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-25 16:35:06
Diego Garcia is an atoll located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, some 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) south of India's southern coast. Diego Garcia is the largest atoll by land area of the Chagos Archipelago. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), a British overseas territory. Since the depopulation of Diego Garcia in the years leading up to 1973, it has been used as a military base by the United States. Diego Garcia hosts one of three ground antennas (others are on Kwajalein and Ascension Island) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigational system.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bombers-b-52-stratofortress-at-diego-garcia-air-force-base-fjdg/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bombers-b-52-stratofortress-at-diego-garcia-air-force-base-fjdg/ Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:35:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bombers-b-52-stratofortress-at-diego-garcia-air-force-base-fjdg/ -7.31295400 72.41573300

AN/FRD-10 HFDF Diego Garcia
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-05-19 17:36:28
Part of the CLASSIC WIZARD network]]>

AN/FRD-10 HFDF Diego Garcia
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By: romulusnr
@ 2006-05-19 17:36:28
Part of the CLASSIC WIZARD network]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/an-frd-10-hfdf-diego-garcia/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/an-frd-10-hfdf-diego-garcia/ Fri, 19 May 2006 17:36:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/an-frd-10-hfdf-diego-garcia/ -7.27972000 72.36926100

Diego Garcia
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-10-24 16:36:32
From http://www.dg.navy.mil/2005/html/island_history.htm:

Diego Garcia was discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early 1500s. It is the largest of fifty-two islands which form the Chagos Archipelago, located in the heart of the Indian Ocean. The island's name is believed to have come from either the ship's captain or the navigator on that early voyage of discovery.

In 1965, with the formation of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), Diego Garcia was under the administrative control of the British government of the Seychelles. In 1976, the Seychelles gained independence from England and the BIOT became a self-administering territory under the East African Desk of the British Foreign Office.

On March 24, 1971 construction began on a U.S. Naval Communication Facility. This construction was accomplished by units of the U.S. Naval Construction Force (Seabees). Naval Communications Station Pre-commissioning Detachment arrived to prepare for operations in December of 1972 and on March 20, 1973 the U.S. Naval Communications Stations, Diego Garcia, was commissioned. The communications facility was later changed to Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station (NCTS) in October of 1991.

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Diego Garcia
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-10-24 16:36:32
From http://www.dg.navy.mil/2005/html/island_history.htm:

Diego Garcia was discovered by Portuguese explorers in the early 1500s. It is the largest of fifty-two islands which form the Chagos Archipelago, located in the heart of the Indian Ocean. The island's name is believed to have come from either the ship's captain or the navigator on that early voyage of discovery.

In 1965, with the formation of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), Diego Garcia was under the administrative control of the British government of the Seychelles. In 1976, the Seychelles gained independence from England and the BIOT became a self-administering territory under the East African Desk of the British Foreign Office.

On March 24, 1971 construction began on a U.S. Naval Communication Facility. This construction was accomplished by units of the U.S. Naval Construction Force (Seabees). Naval Communications Station Pre-commissioning Detachment arrived to prepare for operations in December of 1972 and on March 20, 1973 the U.S. Naval Communications Stations, Diego Garcia, was commissioned. The communications facility was later changed to Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station (NCTS) in October of 1991.

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