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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  • Email: info@fhr.fraunhofer.de
  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Wachtberg, North Rhine-Wesphalia, Germany with a Tracking & Imaging Radar (TIRA) system
  • Also known as: “TIRA / Geb. 2”, “Tracking & Imaging Radar”, and “Wachtberger Kugel”
  • Address: Werthhoven

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Maria Rosenkranzkönigin and Alte Kirche St. Gereon.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of TIRA.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km north of TIRA.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of TIRA.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berkum (Wachtberg) and Züllighoven.

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

TIRA

Latitude
50.61657° or 50° 36′ 60″ north
Longitude
7.12961° or 7° 7′ 47″ east
Inception
1970
Height
54 metres (177 feet)
Operator
Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
Open location code
9F29J48H+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 335457217
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q7670457
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“TIRA” goes by many names.
  • German: “Radom Wachtberg”
  • Polish: “TIRA (radar)”
  • Polish: “TIRA”
  • Ukrainian: “TIRA”

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Highlights include Waldsportplatz and Hohenberg.

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