Starfire Optical Range

Starfire Optical Range is a United States Air Force research laboratory on the in Albuquerque, . Its primary duty, according to the official website, is to "develop and demonstrate optical wavefront control technologies." The range is a secure lab facility and is a division of the Directed Energy Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: U.S. Air Force optical research laboratory
  • Also known as: “SOR”

Starfire Optical Range

Latitude
34.96362° or 34° 57′ 49″ north
Longitude
-106.46263° or 106° 27′ 46″ west
Open location code
856MXG7P+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 388096773
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­research
Wiki­data ID
Q2332743
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Starfire Optical Range” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مجموعة نار النجوم الضوئية”
  • German: “Starfire Optical Range”
  • Japanese: “スターファイア光学実験場”
  • Persian: “اس‌اوآر”
  • Persian: “ستاره آتش محدوده نوری”
  • Polish: “Starfire Optical Range”
  • Russian: “Starfire Optical Range”
  • Spanish: “Starfire Optical Range”

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