Clear Space Force Station
Clear Space Force Station is a United States Space Force radar station for detecting incoming ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles to NORAD's command center and to provide Space Surveillance data to the United States Space Force. Clear's AN/FPS-123 Upgraded Early Warning Radar is part of the Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) which also includes those at Beale AFB, Cape Cod Space Force Station, RAF Fylingdales and Thule Site J. The "historic property" was one of the Alaska World War II Army Airfields and later a Cold War BMEWS site providing NORAD data to Colorado's BMEWS Central Computer and Display Facility (CC&DF).
| Clear Space Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Near Anderson, Alaska in the United States | |
An aerial image of Clear SFS in 1999. | |
Emblem of Space Base Delta 2 | |
Clear SFS Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates | 64°17′26″N 149°11′13″W |
| Type | US Space Force station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defense |
| Operator | United States Space Force |
| Controlled by | Space Base Delta 2 |
| Condition | Operational |
| Radar type | AN/FPS-123 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1949 (as Clear Air Force Auxiliary Field) |
| In use | 1949 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 13th Space Warning Squadron 213th Space Warning Squadron |
In addition to the "original camp area" with buildings still in use today, areas of the station include the airfield (ICAO: PACL), the "SSPARS Site" the technical site (Utilador, BMEWS reflectors, support buildings, power plant), and the composite site (two permanent dormitories, a mess hall, recreation area, and administrative area). In addition to the Air National Guard unit, Clear has active duty USSF, Royal Canadian Air Force, civilian, and contractor personnel.