GCHQ Bude
GCHQ Bude, also known as GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow, abbreviated to GCHQ CSO Morwenstow, is a UK Government satellite ground station and eavesdropping centre located on the north Cornwall coast at Cleave Camp, between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe. It is operated by the British signals intelligence service, officially known as the Government Communications Headquarters, commonly abbreviated GCHQ. It is located on part of the site of the former World War II airfield, RAF Cleave.
| GCHQ Bude, also known as GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow | |
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| Part of Government Communications Headquarters | |
| Located near Coombe, Bude, Cornwall in United Kingdom | |
Part of the satellite dish array of GCHQ Bude | |
GCHQ Bude | |
| Coordinates | 50°53′10″N 4°33′13″W |
| Grid reference | SS 2046 1246 |
| Type | UK Government satellite ground station and eavesdropping centre |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Operator | GCHQ |
| Condition | Active |
| Website | https://www.GCHQ.gov.uk/gchq-bude |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1969–2001 |
| In use | 1974–present |
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