Organizatorial Facts
Echelon is also called "Project 415"
Stations
Name |
Location |
Status |
Coverage and Capabilities
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Menwith Hill |
Menwith Hill (GB) |
Active |
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Bad Aibling |
Bad Aibling (DE) |
Active |
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Misawa Air Base |
Misawa Air Base (JP) |
Active |
|
Acrotiri |
Acrotiri (CY) |
Active |
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Guantánamo Bay |
Guantanamo Bay (CU) |
Active |
|
Pine Gap |
Pine Gap (AU) |
Active |
|
Codenames Used
Codename |
Usage Period |
Project Description |
Previous Codename used |
Successor Codename used
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ECHELON |
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PROJECT415 |
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CHALET |
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VORTEX
|
RUNWAY |
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SILKWORTH |
|
Ground Processing Systems |
|
VORTEX |
|
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CHALET |
MERCURY
|
MERCURY |
-1987 |
|
VORTEX |
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RHYOLITE |
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ARGUS |
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SIRE |
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Documents from Parlamantery Investigations
German Parliament Investigation
EU-Investigation
Date |
Source |
Titel |
Tags
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11.07.2001 |
European Parliament, Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System, Rapporteur: Gerhard Schmid |
Report on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON interception system) |
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22.03.2001 |
European Parliament, Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System |
Working papers, meeting 22. March 2001 (19.2 Mb) |
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22.01.2001 |
European Parliament, Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System |
Working papers, meeting 22. January 2001 (11.6 Mb) |
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28.11.2000 |
European Parliament, Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System |
Working papers, meeting 28. November 2000 (8.9 Mb) |
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22.11.2000 |
European Parliament, Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System |
Working papers, meeting 22. November 2000 (5.5 Mb) |
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20.11.2000 |
European Parliament, Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System |
Working papers, meeting 20. November 2000 (13 Mb) |
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