RSL-3 explained

RSL-3
Coordinates:48.7646°N -97.986°W
Added:October 23, 2018
Refnum:100003053[1]

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 first anti-ballistic missile system built in the United States.[2]

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

Notes and References

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