Suffa RT-70 radio telescope

The Suffa RT-70 radio telescope (Russian: Суффа РТ-70) is an RT-70 radio telescope at the Suffa Radio Observatory on the Suffa plateau in Uzbekistan.

Suffa RT-70 radio telescope
Location(s)Jizzakh Region, Zomin District, Uzbekistan Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates39°37′N 68°27′E / 39.62°N 68.45°E / 39.62; 68.45 Edit this at Wikidata
Altitude2,324 m (7,625 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Telescope styleRT-70
radio telescope
White elephant Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter70 m (229 ft 8 in) Edit this at Wikidata
Websiteasc-lebedev.ru?dep=16 Edit this at Wikidata
Suffa RT-70 radio telescope is located in Uzbekistan
Suffa RT-70 radio telescope
Location of Suffa RT-70 radio telescope

History

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Construction began in the late 1980s but was put on hold when the Soviet Union fell and the Uzbekistani government abandoned the project. As of 2008, the Russian government had resumed the construction of the site,[1] with an updated emphasis on millimeter-wave band observations at 100–300 GHz. As of 2014, construction was reported to be 50% complete.[2] However any construction has stopped and the construction site has been abandoned.

With its 70m antenna diameter, this third unit of the RT-70 telescope was designed to be one of three similar radio telescopes.

Two completed RT-70 telescopes are:

References

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  1. ^ 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Groningen, 28-30 April 2008 New Challenge for 0.1 - 0.3 THz Technology: Development of Apparatus for Radio Telescope RT-70, V. Vdovin, I. Zinchenko1, Yu. Artemenko, V. Dubrovich, A. Baryshev
  2. ^ "Construction of Radio Telescope that Picks Up Extraterrestrial Signals May be Completed in Uzbekistan".
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