RT-70

RT -70 is the name of three radio telescopes in countries that were once part of the USSR. All three have 70 m reflector diameter and operate in the frequency range 5-300 GHz. The three telescopes are:

  • The Evpatoria RT -70 radio telescope at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Evpatoria, Crimea (Ukraine )

45 ° 11 ' N, 33 ° 11' O45.18906944444433.187358333333

44 ° 1 ' N, 131 ° 45' O44.024444444444131.75722222222

  • The Suffa RT- 70 radio telescope under construction (status 2006 ) on the Suffa Radio Observatory on the Suffa Plateau (Uzbekistan )

39 ° 37 'N, 68 ° 27' O39.62416666666768.447777777778

The telescopes in Evpatoria and Galenki were communicating with Soviet space probes. The telescope in Evpatoria was also used as a radar telescope for observation of space debris and asteroids.

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