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Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest

Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest

Satellite ground station operated by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office


Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest (ADF-SW) is one of three satellite ground stations operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the continental United States. Located within White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, the facility is responsible for the command and control of reconnaissance satellites involved in the collection of intelligence information and for the dissemination of that intelligence to other U.S. government agencies.[1][2][3]

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List of commanders

  • Col Kelly D. Burt, May 2018
  • Col Michael C. Todd, 8 July 2020[4]
  • Col Robert E. Shrader, March 2023

See also


References

  1. Aid, Matthew M. (July 15, 2012). "Top Secret Silliness". Mathewaid.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. Jeffrey T. Richelson, ed. (October 4, 2012). "Lifting the Veil on NRO Satellite Systems and Ground Stations". National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book (392). Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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