| Antigua Air Station - Downrange Primary Tracking Instrumentation Station | |
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Location: Located on the island nation of Antigua, West Indies. Antigua is one of the northeastern most islands in the Leeward Island chain and is approximately 1,250 nautical miles southeast of Patrick Air Force Base. The island is approximately 16 miles across at its widest point east-west , 12 miles across north to south and has a population of approximately 65,000. |
| Base population: Base population includes the station commander, a Civil Engineering quality assurance evaluator and approximately 150 contract personnel. Computer Sciences Raytheon, the prime contract authority, conducts spacecraft tracking operation, maintenance, supply, and support operations. |
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