ECHELON
From Buggedplanet.info
Organizatorial Facts
Echelon is also called "Project 415"
Stations
| Name | Location | Status | Coverage and Capabilities |
| Menwith Hill | Menwith Hill (GB) | Active | |
| Bad Aibling | Bad Aibling (DE) | Active | |
| Misawa Air Base | Misawa Air Base (JP) | Active | |
| Acrotiri | Acrotiri (CY) | Active | |
| 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 |
| ECHELON | PROJECT415 | |||
| CHALET | VORTEX | |||
| RUNWAY | ||||
| SILKWORTH | Ground Processing Systems | |||
| VORTEX | CHALET | MERCURY | ||
| MERCURY | -1987 | VORTEX | ||
| RHYOLITE | ||||
| ARGUS | ||||
| SIRE |
Documents from Parlamantery Investigations
German Parliament Investigation
EU-Investigation
| Date | Titel | Author/Organization | Comment |
| 11.07.2001 | Report on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON interception systm) | European Parliament, Temporary Committee on the ECHELON Interception System, Rapporteur: Gerhard Schmid |
Web Resources
| Date | Titel | Author/Organisation | Comment |
| 01.02.1997 | Exposing the Global Surveillance System | Nicky Hager | |
| 12.08.1988 | Somebody´s listening | Duncan Campbell | |
| 09.06.2000 | Signals intelligence and human rights: The Echelon Report | Duncan Campbell for the Electronic Privacy Center (EPIC) | |
| Echelon (Signals Intelligence) | US/english wikipedia | - |
Other Material
- Globales elektronisches Aufklärungssystem Echelon - Graphical Overview made by the Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Baden-Württemberg, DE GOV
