THULE AIR BASE, Greenland – Clouds roll over the Thule Tracking Station, known as callsign POGO, operated by the 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1, at Thule Air Base, Greenland, Aug. 11, 2022. POGO is the northernmost unit of seven worldwide tracking stations in the Satellite Control Network. A component of Space Delta 6 - Cyberspace Operations, Det 1’s mission is to provide telemetry, tracking and commanding operations to the and allied government satellite programs. The detachment’s extreme northern location allows contact with polar orbiting satellites 10-12 times per day ra
THULE AIR BASE, Greenland – Clouds roll over the Thule Tracking Station, known as callsign POGO, operated by the 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1, at Thule Air Base, Greenland, Aug. 11, 2022. POGO is the northernmost unit of seven worldwide tracking stations in the Satellite Control Network. A component of Space Delta 6 - Cyberspace Operations, Det 1’s mission is to provide telemetry, tracking and commanding operations to the and allied government satellite programs. The detachment’s extreme northern location allows contact with polar orbiting satellites 10-12 times per day ranging in altitude from 120 miles to 24,800 miles above the earth's surface.
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