Galenki RT-70 radio telescope

Galenki RT-70 radio telescope
Location(s)	Galyonki, Pokrovsky rural settlement, Oktyabrsky District, Primorsky Krai, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Coordinates	44°00′58″N 131°45′25″E / 44.0161°N 131.757°E
Altitude	200 m (660 ft)
Telescope style	RT-70; radio telescope
Diameter	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
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The Galenki RT-70 radio telescope (Russian: Галёнки РТ-70) is an RT-70 telescope at the East Center for Deep Space Communications, Galenki (Ussuriysk), Russia.

With its 70m antenna diameter, it is among the largest single dish radio telescopes in the world. It forms part of the Soviet Deep Space Network.

Two other RT-70 telescopes are:

Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope – at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria
Suffa RT-70 radio telescope – at the Suffa Radio Observatory

External links

Russian Space Agency Backs US Asteroid Control Plan (mentions Galenki telescope)

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