A-35 ABM System Base

Russia / Moskovskaja Oblast / Novopetrovskoye /
 surface-to-air missile site / sam, closed / former military, A-135 anti-ballistic missile system, central bank, fenced area
The A-35 anti-ballistic missile system, or A-35 Aldan, was a Soviet military battle management radar complex deployed around Moscow to intercept enemy missiles targeting the city or its surrounding areas. In development since the 1960s and in operation from 1971 until the 1990s, It featured the nuclear-tipped exoatmospheric interceptor ABM-1 Galosh. The missile was the first Soviet ABM in operation. The A-35 was supported by the Cat House radar, Dog House and Hen House radars as designated by NATO.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-35_anti-ballistic_missile_system
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Coordinates:   56°9'1"N   36°30'10"E

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  • seems now to be in use as satellite control center - see http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg822/scaled.php?server=822&filename=nudolcontrolcenter2.jpg&res=medium - and http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg443/scaled.php?server=443&filename=nudolcontrolcenter1.jpg&res=medium
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