Maui Space Surveillance Complex

The Maui Space Surveillance Complex is a U.S. Space Force operating location for the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Haleakala Observatory on , Hawaii, with a twofold mission.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: U.S. Air Force observatory in Hawaii
  • Also known as: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory”, “Air Force Maui Optical Station”, and “AMOS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pan-STARRS and Haleakalā Visitor Center.

Building
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.
The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System located at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, US, consists of astronomical cameras, telescopes and a computing facility that is surveying the sky for moving or variable objects on a continual basis, and also producing accurate astrometry and photometry of already-detected objects. is situated 220 metres southeast of Maui Space Surveillance Complex.

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is situated 1 km northeast of Maui Space Surveillance Complex.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haleakalā Observatories and Maui.

Locality
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The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory. It is located on the island of and is owned by the of the University of Hawaiʻi, which operates some of the facilities on the site and leases portions to other organizations.

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The island of is one of the islands of , a state of the United States of America. It is the second-largest of the eight major islands and the third-most populous.

Maui Space Surveillance Complex

Latitude
20.70834° or 20° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
-156.2577° or 156° 15′ 28″ west
Open location code
73G5PP5R+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 241070018
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q407150
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Maui Space Surveillance Complex” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory”
  • Chinese: “美國空軍茂宜島光學和超級計算天文台”
  • Dutch: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد البصرى و الكومبيوترى الفائق التابع لسلاح الجو ماوى”
  • Esperanto: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory”
  • French: “Air force maui optical and supercomputing observatory”
  • French: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory”
  • French: “Air Force Maui Optical And Supercomputing Observatory”
  • German: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory”
  • Italian: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory”
  • Italian: “Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ空軍マウイ光学観測所”
  • Japanese: “空軍マウイ光学・スーパーコンピューティング観測所”
  • Japanese: “空軍マウイ光学観測所”
  • Urdu: “ماؤئی اسپیس سرویلنس کمپلیکس”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Las Cumbres Observatory and AMOS Observatory.

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