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Kaena Point Space Force Station
Kaena Point, Oahu, Hawaii in the United States of America
Antennae at Ka'ena Point
Shield of the Space Base Delta 1
Ka'ena PointLocation in Hawaii
Coordinates	21°33′41.0″N 158°14′21.2″W / 21.561389°N 158.239222°W / 21.561389; -158.239222
Type	Satellite tracking station
Area	153 acres (62 ha)
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	United States Space Force
Controlled by	Space Operations Command (SPOC)
Open to the public	Partially, to access neighboring trails and campsites
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	1959 (1959)
In use	1959 – 2019 (US Air Force) 2019 – present (US Space Force)
Garrison information
Occupants	21st Space Operations Squadron (Detachment 3)

Kaena Point Space Force Station is a United States Space Force installation in Kaena Point on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. It is a remote tracking station of the Satellite Control Network responsible for tracking satellites in orbit, many of which support the United States Department of Defense, receiving and processing data and in turn, enabling control of satellites by relaying commands from control centers.

The station originally opened in 1959 to support the Corona reconnaissance program.

Detachment 3, 21st Space Operations Squadron, part of Space Delta 6, operates Hawaii Tracking Station on the site. It was constructed in 1959, one of three built that year. The facility is placed near the westernmost point of the island of Oahu, atop a 1,500-foot (460 m) high ridge. The two radomes are locally known as the "golf balls", and are a popular landmark for fishing vessels in the surrounding waters.

Yokohama Bay State Park is at the base of the ridge, with a hiking trail that goes to the point and around to the northern side of the ridge, to Mokuleia Beach. The station roadways provide access to state hiking and hunting trails, as well as a camping site about 10 miles (16 km) inland called Peacock Flats by permit only. Permits to enter through the station to hike, hunt, or camp on the surrounding State lands can be obtained from the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources in downtown Honolulu.

On 16 June 2021, it was renamed from Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station to Kaena Point Space Force Station.

References

1. "Kaena Point station renamed to reflect role in Space Force". June 17, 2021.

External links

• Permission form
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Ka'ena Point, Wai'anae Mountains above Keawaula Bay, Waialua, Honolulu County, HI:
  • HAER No. HI-97, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station", 10 photos, 21 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
  • HAER No. HI-97-A, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Building 20", 13 photos, 2 photo caption pages
  • HAER No. HI-97-B, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Building 14111", 9 photos, 1 photo caption page
  • HAER No. HI-97-C, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Building 21", 5 photos, 1 photo caption page
  • HAER No. HI-97-D, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Building 11", 8 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page
  • HAER No. HI-97-E, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Building 35", 14 photos, 8 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
  • HAER No. HI-97-F, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Building 39005", 12 photos, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
  • HAER No. HI-97-G, "Ka'ena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Building 39006", 11 photos, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

v t e United States Space Force
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v t e Military installations in Hawaii
Army	Fort Fort Shafter Fort DeRussy Airfield Wheeler Barracks Schofield Medical Center Tripler Training Area Pohakuloa Army National Guard Keaukaha Decommissioned Fort Armstrong Fort Kamehameha Fort Ruger
Marine Corps	Base Marine Corps Base Hawaii Air Station Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Camp Camp H. M. Smith Ranges MCTAB Puuloa Decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station Ewa Camp Tarawa
Navy	Naval Air Station Barbers Point Radio Station Lualualei Base Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam Ranges Pacific Missile Range Facility Other NCTAMS PAC
Air Force	Base Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam Station Bellows Ka'ala Koke'e Air National Guard Kahului Keaukaha
Space Force	Station Kaena Point Maui Space Surveillance Complex
Coast Guard	Air Station Barbers Point

• Earth stations in the United States
• Historic American Engineering Record in Hawaii
• Installations of the United States Space Force
• 1959 establishments in Hawaii