105-Foot Tracking Dish

Ukraine / Krym / Rodnykove /
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This component is located in the southern portion of the main operations area. It.
consists of a 105-foot tracking dish mounted on an azimuth/elevation pedestal ,
a large U-shaped control building , control/support buildings , and several small support buildings. Adjacent to the antenna and on two sides
arc rosette patterns of devices/structures which are used when the dish has been lowered
for maintenance or modification. A crane used to lower and erect the dish is present
on the latest coverage.
A 105-foot dish antenna such as this one would permit communications and telemetry
reception at lunar distances. The antenna is operational.
Wikipedia article: http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/ТНА-400
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Coordinates:   45°3'9"N   33°53'24"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago