Evpatoria Observatory
Alternative namesYevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
Part ofRT-70 Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)Yevpatoria, Territory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[1]
Coordinates45°11′N 33°11′E / 45.19°N 33.19°E / 45.19; 33.19
OrganizationRoscosmos
State Space Agency of Ukraine Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code 255 Edit this on Wikidata
Wavelength0.1 cm (300 GHz)–6 cm (5.0 GHz)
Built1973–1978 (1973–1978)
Telescope styleastronomical observatory
RT-70
radio telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Collecting area2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft)
Websitelfvn.astronomer.ru/optic/evpatoria/rt70/index.htm
Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is located in Crimea
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Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is located in Ukraine
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Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is located in Russia
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The Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope (P-2500, RT-70) is an RT-70 radio telescope and planetary radar at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea. In scientific literature, it is often called the Evpatoria Planetary Radar (EPR).

History

Inside antenna mirror of radio telescope RT-70

Radio telescopes are highly sensitive detectors of signals from outer space. With its 70-meter antenna diameter, the Yevpatoria RT-70 is among the largest single-dish radio telescopes in the world. It has an advantage in comparison with other large radio telescopes in the fact that the complex includes powerful transmitters that allow active space experiments. Powerful electromagnetic beams can be accurately targeted and the signals received can be analyzed. For this reason, the Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is one of only two in the world that are able to transmit messages to extraterrestrial civilizations, e.g. the multiple Cosmic Calls, Teen Age Messages, or A Message from Earth (AMFE).

The radio telescope is depicted on Russia's commemorative 100-ruble banknote of 2015.[2]

Missions

P-2500. Photo by KH-9 HEXAGON(1982)
100 Russian ruble banknote issued in 2015

The telescope has participated in the Soviet space program since 1978 for the exploration of deep space:

In 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2008, for the transmission of messages to extraterrestrial civilizations:

Radar studies of planets and asteroids – Observatory code 255 (Evpatoria):

See also

References

  1. ↑ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but since 2014 under Russian occupation. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. Russia claims these as federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol).
  2. ↑ Russia's 100 Ruble Note
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