The 22nd Space Operations Squadron will officially decommission the Colorado Tracking Station here during a ceremony Sept. 29, signaling the end of operations for one of the Air Force Satellite Control Network’s most valued assets of the past two decades.
Commonly referred to as PIKE, the station has long been associated with Schriever Air Force Base. It provided an iconic image for the base in a multitude of publications and media, which showed the tracking station’s antenna back dropped by a majestic Pikes Peak.
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