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Aerospace Data Facility, East (also known as Area 58, Defence Communications Electronic Evaluation Testing Activity, Defense CEETA, and The Mission Ground Site)[1] is a NRO ground station located in the in the Northeast of Fort Belvoir, Virginia. It is responsible for command and control of intelligence satelites, and collection, analysis, reporting and dissemination of intelligence information.[2]
Area 58 (Aerospace Data Facility East) | |
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Part of National Reconnaissance Office - Department of Defense | |
Located near Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States | |
Coordinates | 38°44′10″N 77°9′30″W |
Type | Satelite Ground Station |
Site information | |
Owner | United States Army |
Controlled by | National Reconnaissance Office |
Site history | |
Built | 1977 |
In use | 1977-Present |
Events | Y2K |
Inside a large, two-story, concrete building behind a sign labeled Aerospace Data Facility East,[1] intense secrecy protects most of the installation operations. It's at ADF East where NRO and its sister organization, NGA, manage the daily operations of the US satellite imagery constellation.[3][4] The NRO confirms it is one of three installations in the Continental United States.[5]