Soviet Space Surveillance Station OS-1 (Mishelevka)

Russia / Irkutsk / Mikhaylovka /
 military, radar station
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This site began as a detection station for the IS anti-satellite system, with four Dnestr radars to detect and track US military satellites. Later a missile-warning function was added in the form of the Dnepr and Daryal radars, oriented toward China and US Polaris sub patrol areas in the Pacific. A third generation of missile-warning radars is now being constructed nearby.
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Coordinates:   52°52'45"N   103°15'53"E
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