Beltsville Communications Annex, Government communications satellite station in Beltsville, Maryland, United States
Beltsville Communications Annex is a telecommunications relay facility in Maryland that supports diplomatic communications for the US Department of State. It functions as a backup center handling official messages and critical government transmissions from a secure location on federal property.
The facility was established in 1985 by the Department of State as a secure backup center relocated from Washington DC. This move provided a protected location for critical diplomatic communications at a distance from the capital.
This facility represents the integration of federal agricultural land use with advanced telecommunications infrastructure supporting diplomatic missions.
The facility is located on federal property in Beltsville and is not open to the public. It is a secure government installation with restricted access and no visitor accommodations available.
The communications center processes over 143,000 official records and 90,000 data messages daily for diplomatic posts and foreign affairs agencies.
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