338 Comments for NRL Satellite Facility

love to take a tour of that place sweet

Yep, thats' the thing.
Thats' what does it. AS friends told me years ago , the dish is 'only' a reflector or "catcher' that reflects the signals back up to the feed horn

wonderful timing..


I
can't believe they didn't include any safety supports under the entrance hatch ladder..

you had to be in shape to work there in those days..ether that or it would get you in shape

those starbursts are amazing

it's curious..I bought an an album in the late 70's sold as "new wave"(it wasn't) but it was strange.
Scott Brown uses the term "enigmatic' in his description.
there was a composition on this album(yes,12 inche vinyl as I still have all of mine) called "Enigmatic Toads", the album was produced by Tom Scott,and the lable logo featured the darkened sillouette of a large radar tower.

so it DID pivot..I'm confused

oh well,it pivots no more..

LBJ for the USA!
old enough to remember that

Hey!! That IS Orion!
can't belive stars picked-up on film like that

that looks more normal

I figured there had to be another one around there somewhere

so that thing doesn't move..

well I guess it moved now.

braa said:

that there, in Latvia is bigger satellite left there by ussr in place called Irbene

in this contrast you can see the connection to the base

good effect with that tree appearing to emulate the tower

GIANT realm

pretty good condition.

geez...

desolate...

good sky

must have been fun arriving for work.

must have been fun leaving.