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Suffa RT 70 radio telescope

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radio telescope, RT-70, observatory

The Suffa RT-70 radio telescope is an RT-70 radio telescope under construction at the Suffa Radio Observatory on the Suffa plateau, Uzbekistan. Construction began in the late 80's, but was put on hold when the USSR fell. As of 2008, construction had resumed, with an updated emphasis on millimeter-wave band observations at 100–300 GHz. As of 2014, construction was reported to be 50% complete.

With its 70m antenna diameter, this third unit of the RT-70 telescope design will be among the largest single dish radio telescopes in the world.

Two completed RT-70 telescopes are:

  • Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope – at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea
  • Galenki RT-70 radio telescope – at the Ussuriysk Astrophysical Observatory, Russia
  • References

    Suffa RT-70 radio telescope Wikipedia