Cat Hill, Ascension Island

Cat Hill is a settlement on Ascension Island, an island which forms part of the British Overseas Territories.

Cat Hill
Part of NSA-GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation
Ascension Island
Cat Hill
Site information
Type	Satellite ground station
Owner	Government of the United Kingdom
Condition	Active
Location
Cat Hill
Coordinates	7°57′S 14°25′W
Site history
Built	1960–1961
In use	1961–present

History

The Target Tracking Radar Station, known as the Golf Ball, was built on this site, designated for use as a base for the United States Armed Forces,^[1][2] between 1960 and 1961.^[3] The site subsequently became the location of the joint NSA-GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation facility on the island.^[4]

See also

• List of towns in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha