Working in close harmony with the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, DFRC provides its customers access to special use airspace covering approximately 12,000 square miles of mostly desert area. Long range optical trackers provide broadcast quality high definition television and infrared images.
Mobile systems provide communications, video, and telemetry support for specialized requirements.
An extensive network of communication, fiber optic, and satellite systems is used to relay radar, voice, video, and telemetry data between DFRC facilities, NASA centers, other government agencies, and private industry. A description of the WATR tracking and data acquisition capabilities follows.