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English: Huron King Test Chamber, located to the right of 3-08 Road in Area 3, 600 meters from its original location. The Huron King test chamber contained a communications satellite and other space-related experiments, and simulated a space environment. It was used for a rare type of Vertical Line of Sight underground test conducted by the Defense Nuclear Agency, forerunner of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The device, which was less than 20 kilotons in yield, was detonated on June 24, 1980.
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This image is available from the National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Photo Library under ID 1341.

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Author Federal Government of the United States
Camera location37° 01′ 30.1″ N, 116° 01′ 43.24″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Operation Tinderbox Huron King Test Chamber

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37°1'30.101"N, 116°1'43.237"W

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