Technical and Operational Data
Primary Function: Low-level, downward-looking radar; aircraft detection
Volume: 275,000 and 420,000 cubic feet (12,000 m3)
Tether Length: 25,000 feet (7,600 m)
Payload Weight: 1,200-2,200 pounds
Maximum Detection Range: 200 nautical miles (400 km)
Operational Sites: Yuma and Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; Deming, N.M.; Marfa, Eagle Pass, and Rio Grande City, Texas; Cudjoe Key, Fla.; and Lajas, Puerto Rico. Sites located at Morgan City, La., and Matagorda, Texas, are in a cold-storage configuration. Contract management office and logistics hub are located in Chesapeake, Va.
| Location | Coordinates |
| Cudjoe Key, Florida | 24°41′46″N 81°30′16″W / 24.696119°N 81.504511°W / 24.696119; -81.504511
24°42′03″N 81°30′22″W / 24.700948°N 81.506097°W / 24.700948; -81.506097 |
| Deming, New Mexico | 32°01′36″N 107°51′51″W / 32.026574°N 107.864159°W / 32.026574; -107.864159 |
| Eagle Pass, Texas | 28°23′07″N 100°17′09″W / 28.38536°N 100.285963°W / 28.38536; -100.285963 |
| Fort Huachuca, Arizona | 31°29′09″N 110°17′44″W / 31.485808°N 110.295546°W / 31.485808; -110.295546 |
| Lajas, Puerto Rico | 17°58′41″N 67°04′47″W / 17.978111°N 67.079676°W / 17.978111; -67.079676 |
| Marfa, Texas | 30°26′04″N 104°19′14″W / 30.434399°N 104.320641°W / 30.434399; -104.320641 |
| Matagorda, Texas | 28°42′38″N 95°57′28″W / 28.710482°N 95.957682°W / 28.710482; -95.957682 |
| Morgan City, Louisiana | 29°48′38″N 91°39′47″W / 29.810666°N 91.662996°W / 29.810666; -91.662996 |
| Rio Grande City, Texas | 26°34′20″N 98°49′02″W / 26.572331°N 98.817129°W / 26.572331; -98.817129 |
| Yuma, Arizona | 33°00′57″N 114°14′36″W / 33.015886°N 114.24331°W / 33.015886; -114.24331 |
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