Melbourne FAA Radar Site

Melbourne FAA Radar Site (1998-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1998 near Melbourne, Osceola County, Florida. The site is used to identify and track military and civilian aircraft movements within a 200-mile radius and to provide air-ground radio communication with those aircraft. Assigned an FAA ID of MLB. Active FAA Radar Site. Melbourne FAA Radar Site in 2021. History This site became an FAA radar site in 1998, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCCs and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-4 search radar has remained in operation since it was installed. The radar site data is now available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella. Melbourne FAA Site Major Equipment List Search Radar Height Radar Data Systems IFF/SIF/Beacon ARSR-4 ATCBI-6M Current Status Active FAA facility near Melbourne in Osceola County, Florida. Location: 9001 Radar Rd, Melbourne, FL 32904 Maps & Images Lat: 28.08428 Long: -80.79805 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 22' GPS Locations: 28.08428, -80.79805 Melbourne FAA Radar Site See Also: Jacksonville ARTCC JSS System FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers US Radar Sets Sources: FAA - Site Listing of Legacy Radars as of 23 Dec 2016. U.S. DoT - Recommendation on Transition from Primary/Secondary Radar to Secondary-Only Radar Capability 1994. FAA - Three Level Weather For ARTCC Displays - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 7110.14A, 14 Feb 1990. FAA - SSR/DMTI Modification - Project Implementation Plan, FAA Order 6340.20, 6 Jul 1988. Links: Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System Visited: 5 Sep 2021