Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest

Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest (ADF-SW) is one of three satellite ground stations operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the continental United States. Located within White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, the facility is responsible for the command and control of reconnaissance satellites involved in the collection of intelligence information and for the dissemination of that intelligence to other U.S. government agencies.^[1][2][3]

Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest
Part of White Sands Missile Range
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Site information
Type	Satellite ground station
Owner	United States Air Force
Controlled by	National Reconnaissance Office
Location
Coordinates	32°30′7″N 106°36′39″W

List of commanders

• Col Kelly D. Burt, May 2018
• Col Michael C. Todd, 8 July 2020^[4]
• Col Robert E. Shrader, March 2023

See also

• Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado
• Aerospace Data Facility-East
• Pine Gap
• RAF Menwith Hill
• Spy satellite