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Cat Hill is a settlement on Ascension Island, an island which forms part of the British Overseas Territories. History. The Target Tracking Radar Station, known ...
As of 2004, it was reported that the Composite Signals Organisation, an arm of GCHQ, continued to operate a signals interception facility at Cat Hill on Ascension. [53] As of 2007 NASA continued to list Ascension Island as a "downrange site" used for range safety instrumentation. [54]
The main civilian settlement on Ascension and its capital. Two Boats: Two Boats Village A civilian village, with the island's school. Cat Hill: Main Base The United States' main military base on the island. Traveller's Hill: Royal Air Force camp. One Boat Small village between Two Boats and Georgetown
The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 (an Order in Council of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom) enacted a new constitution for the territory, which came into effect on 1 September 2009, and elevated Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha from being dependencies of Saint Helena to equal constituent parts.
Ascension Island: Traveller's Hill: 357 metres (1,171 ft) Ascension Island: also name of nearby RAF base The Fid: 355 metres (1,165 ft) Gough Island: South East Crater: 349 metres (1,145 ft) Ascension Island: Joe's Hill: 330 metres (1,080 ft) Inaccessible Island: Lady Hill: 329 metres (1,079 ft) Ascension Island: South Hill: 323 metres (1,060 ...
U.S. Space Force tracking station at Cat Hill. The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches. Built from 1960-1961 for anti-ballistic missile measurement, the "Golf Ball" radar antenna was on Cat Hill , and a collimation tower for radar calibration was towards ...
Few things will put a damper on your vacation or holiday faster than food poisoning. The intense stomach pain, rushing to the toilet and feeling relegated to bed keeps just about everyone out of ...
Pages in category "Populated places in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .