Cat Hill, Ascension Island

Village on the South Atlantic island

7°57′S 14°25′W / 7.95°S 14.41°W / -7.95; -14.41TypeSatellite ground stationSite informationOwnerGovernment of the United KingdomConditionActiveSite historyBuilt1960–1961In use1961–present

Cat Hill is a settlement on Ascension Island, an island which forms part of the British Overseas Territories.

History

The Target Tracking Radar Station, known as the Golf Ball, was built on this site, designated for use as a base for the United States Armed Forces,[1][2] between 1960 and 1961.[3] The site subsequently became the location of the joint NSA-GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation facility on the island.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sue Steiner; Robin Liston; Richard Grundy; Mike Huntley (2007). St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha, 2nd. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-84162-198-2.
  2. ^ Kogan Page; World of Information Staff (October 2003). Americas Review 2003/2004. Kogan Page Publishers. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-7494-4064-0.
  3. ^ Avis, Graham (9 February 2002). "Avis Part Eighteen - Curry or Stew!" (personal anecdote). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Ascension Island and Britain's presence in the South Atlantic". UK Defence Journal. 27 July 2018.

External links

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