Geosynchronous Africa Uplink: Belgium, Canada and Britain

In the early 1990s, “Braams” is known to have operated in conjunction with two other “AN/FSQ173” control terminals at Folly Lake, in Nova Scotia, and a British Skynet base at RAF Oakhanger in the United Kingdom. They were constantly tracking a NATO satellite positioned in geosynchronous orbit off the coast of Africa. The Belgian uplink was perfectly aligned with this satellite along a north-south axis, so was consequently able to receive the strongest signal.

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