RSL-3
RSL-3 is located in North Dakota
RSL-3
RSL-3 is located in the United States
RSL-3
Location12329 ND 5, near Concrete, North Dakota
Coordinates48°45′52.4″N 97°59′09.7″W / 48.764556°N 97.986028°W / 48.764556; -97.986028
NRHP reference No.100003053[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 2018

RSL-3, is a Remote Sprint Launch facility in Cavalier County, North Dakota near Concrete. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1]

Part of the Safeguard missile defense program, RSL-3 is one of four Remote Sprint Launch sites that were built in northeastern North Dakota as part of the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, the only anti-ballistic missile system built in the United States.[2]

The site is open for public tours in the summer.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List 20181029".
  2. ↑ "Board to review nominations for National Register". Minot Daily News. August 19, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "RSL #3 Missile Site Tours". Retrieved December 25, 2021.


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