Arkansas Research and Test Station

The Arkansas Research and Test Station or ARTS, is a historic satellite ground station in the hills of Montgomery County, Arkansas. It was built in 1965 by the Space Systems Division of the Hughes Aircraft Company, and operated until 1969. It includes a paraboloid antenna 85 feet (26 m) in diameter and a utilitarian control building located nearby. It is the only surviving ground station from that period capable of sending and receiving communications with a satellite; the only other one ever built, located in Andover, Maine, has had its antenna dismantled.[2]

Arkansas Research and Test Station (ARTS)
Arkansas Research and Test Station is located in Arkansas
Arkansas Research and Test Station
Arkansas Research and Test Station is located in the United States
Arkansas Research and Test Station
Nearest cityCaddo Gap, Arkansas
Coordinates34°22′12.4″N 93°39′57″W / 34.370111°N 93.66583°W / 34.370111; -93.66583
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1965 (1965)
Built byHughes Space Systems Division
NRHP reference No.100001650[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 2017

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Arkansas Research and Test Station (ARTS) [REDACTED]" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-11-15.