Pluton Receiver K3

Ukraine / Krym / Zaozerne /
 radar station, antenna, radio telescope
Antennas K2 and K3 are the receiving portion of the "Pluton" deep space communication and planetary radar system. The system, which also includes a transmitter antenna 8.5 km to the southeast, was built in 1959-60 to communicate with Soviet spacecraft sent to Mars and Venus; it also performed some of the world's earliest radiolocations of planets.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluton_(complex)
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Coordinates:   45°13'14"N   33°9'56"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago