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Detrick's Cold War Satellite Hotline Link Explained
The United States and the Soviet Union built a direct line after the Cuban Missile Crisis using buried cables and later satellites. At Detrick, the earth station monitors encrypted traffic with Russia hourly, while linguists translate Frussian messages. Russian satellites travel in figure eight orbits to reach densely populated northern areas. Antennas feature heating elements to melt snow and can dump snow when needed.
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Adam
United States
Soviet Union
Baltimore
Hugh E. Hartman Jr
Bendix Field Engineering Corp
Detrick Earth Station
Detrick
Uni
Etam
W. Va
Hartman
Russia
Soviet ‘Union