Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest

Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest
Part of White Sands Missile Range
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Site information
TypeSatellite ground station
OwnerUnited States Air Force
Controlled byNational Reconnaissance Office
Location
Coordinates32°30′7″N 106°36′39″W / 32.50194°N 106.61083°W / 32.50194; -106.61083

Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest (ADF-SW) is one of three satellite ground stations operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the continental United States. Located within White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, the facility is responsible for the command and control of reconnaissance satellites involved in the collection of intelligence information and for the dissemination of that intelligence to other U.S. government agencies.