TIRA
The Tracking & Imaging Radar system serves as the central experimental facility for the development and investigation of radar techniques for the detection and reconnaissance of objects in space, and of air targets.
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- Building
- …is operated by Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
- …dates from 1970
- …stands 54 metres (177 feet) tall
- Description: building in Wachtberg, North Rhine-Wesphalia, Germany with a Tracking & Imaging Radar (TIRA) system
- Address: Werthhoven
- Email: info@fhr.fraunhofer.de
- Also known as“TIRA / Geb. 2”“Tracking & Imaging Radar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Maria Rosenkranzkönigin and Alte Kirche St. Gereon.
St. Maria Rosenkranzkönigin
St. Maria Rosenkranzkönigin is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of TIRA.
Alte Kirche St. Gereon
Alte Kirche St. Gereon is a church, which is situated 1 km north of TIRA.
St. Jakobus (Werthhoven)
St. Jakobus (Werthhoven) is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of TIRA.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berkum (Wachtberg) and Züllighoven.
TIRA
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Latitude
50.61657° or 50° 36′ 60″ north
Longitude
7.12961° or 7° 7′ 47″ east
Open location code
9F29J48H+JR
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescope
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“TIRA” goes by many names.
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