Okno ("Window")

Tajikistan / Khatlon / Nurak /
 military, cosmic forces, satellite/space tracking station
Okno (Russian: Окно meaning window) is a Russian space surveillance station located in Nurak in Tajikistan . It is run by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces and is part of the Centre for Outer Space Monitoring . It is located 2,216 metres (7,270 ft) above sea level in the Sanglok mountains, an area with clear night skies.

The facility consists of a number of telescopes in domes and is similar to the US GEODSS system. It is designed for the detection and analysis of space objects such as satellites . The designers were awarded a Russian state prize for science and technology in 2004.


www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/okno.pdf
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okno
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Coordinates:   38°16'48"N   69°13'28"E

Comments

  • It is the exact site of "Bright Star" complex featured in Tom Clancy's novel "The Cardinal of the Kremlin".
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