AN/FPS-85 Unit location: 20th Space Control Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. Mission: Space surveillance - tracks more than 12,000 earth orbiting objects, including deep space satellites in support of the space control mission. Supports space object identification. Radar details: Bi-phased phased array, one transmitter face and one receiver face. Azimuth: 120 degrees at one degree elevation. Elevation view: 3 degrees to 105 degrees with the antenna face inclined at 45 degrees. Range: in excess of 25,300 miles.

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