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Pituffik Space Base (/ b iː d uː ˈ f iː k / bee-doo-FEEK; [2] Greenlandic:; IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly Thule Air Base (/ ˈ t uː l iː /), is a United States Space Force base located on the northwest coast of Greenland in the Kingdom of Denmark under a defense agreement between Denmark and the United States.
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Thule Site J (J-Site) is a United States Space Force (USSF) radar station in Greenland near Pituffik Space Base for missile warning and spacecraft tracking.The northernmost station of the Solid State Phased Array Radar System, the military installation was built as the 1st site of the RCA 474L Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and had 5 of 12 BMEWS radars.
The Air Force orientation guide to Thule explains how outside of the base, there isn't much of anything for miles -- just an empty, icy wasteland surrounding one of the world's northern-most ...
In 1951 the United States was given permission to build Thule Air Base at the site of the settlement. Between 1952 and May 1953, all residents of Pituffik and nearby Dundas (Uummannaq) were forcibly relocated 130 km (81 mi) north to the new town of Qaanaaq, commonly known at the time as "New Qaanaaq" or "New Thule", [3] [4] where people were forced to live in tents from May 1953 until November ...
The Satellite Control Network consists of satellite control centers, tracking stations, and test facilities located around the world. Satellite Operations Centers (SOCs) are located at Schriever Space Force Base [2] near Colorado Springs, Colorado, and various other locations throughout the continental United States. These SOCs are staffed ...
English: Gen. "Jay" Raymond, Air Force Space Command commander, visited Thule Air Base, Greenland Dec. 10-12, 2017 with AFSPC command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Brendan Criswell, Col. Jennifer Grant, 50th Space Wing commander, and Col. Devin Pepper, 21st Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman)