Rocksprings FAA Radar Site: Difference between revisions
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This site became an FAA radar site in 1996, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers using an [[ARSR-4]] search radar. | This site became an FAA radar site in 1996, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers using an [[ARSR-4]] search radar. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Active FAA facility near Rocksprings in Edwards County, Texas. | Active FAA facility near Rocksprings in Edwards County, Texas. | ||
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* [[FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers]] | * [[FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers]] | ||
* [[US Radar Sets]] | * [[US Radar Sets]] | ||
* [[Houston ARTCC]] | |||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
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[[Category:FAA Radar Sites]] | [[Category:FAA Radar Sites]] | ||
[[Category:JSS Sites]] | [[Category:JSS Sites]] | ||
[[Category:ARSR-4]] | [[Category:ARSR-4]] | ||
[[Category:Houston ARTCC]] | [[Category:Houston ARTCC]] | ||
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Rocksprings FAA Radar Site (1996-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LLR) site first established in 1995s near Rocksprings, Edwards County, Texas. 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 a JSS ID of J-25A and an FAA ID of ZRSG. Active FAA Radar Site. HistoryThis site became an FAA radar site in 1996, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers using an ARSR-4 search radar. 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 Houston ARTCC (ZHU) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella.
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