Cobra Mist, Cold War radar station in Orford Ness, Suffolk, England
The facility contains a central operations building surrounded by twelve transmission towers, including five structures reaching 340 feet in height.
The Anglo-American radar station operated from 1971 to 1973 as part of a surveillance network monitoring Eastern Europe and western Soviet Union regions.
The station represents a significant example of Cold War military technology development between British and American cooperation in the 1960s.
Access to the site requires coordination with Cobra Mist Limited, which acquired the facility and all its installations in August 2015.
The radar system utilized eighteen individual antenna strings spanning 2,040 feet each, arranged in a specific pattern to maximize signal coverage.
GPS coordinates: 52.10390,1.57614
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:38
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