Starfire Optical Range

<p>Starfire Optical Range (SOR - Pronounced as an <a href="/facts/Initialism/nlHK7aRt">initialism</a>) is a <a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">United States Air Force</a> research laboratory on the <a href="/facts/Kirtland_Air_Force_Base/srxERFso">Kirtland Air Force Base</a> in <a href="/facts/Albuquerque/SATmBfJb">Albuquerque</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a>. Its primary duty, according to the official website, is to "develop and demonstrate optical wavefront control technologies." The range is a secure lab facility and is a division of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force_Research_Laboratory/QGBMMKKa">Directed Energy Directorate</a> of the <a href="/facts/Air_Force_Research_Laboratory/QGBMMKKa">Air Force Research Laboratory</a>.
</p><p>SOR's optical equipment includes a 3.5 meter <a href="/facts/Telescope/BDwYahhR">telescope</a> which is "one of the largest telescopes in the world equipped with adaptive optics designed for satellite tracking" according to the Air Force, a 1.5 meter telescope, and a 1-meter beam director.
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Starfire Optical Range