Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
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The Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is an RT-70
radio telescope
and planetary radar at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea
, Ukraine
. In the scientific literature is often called Evpatoria planetary radar (an acronym EPR).
With its 70m antenna diameter, it 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 analysis conducted on the received signals. For this reason, the Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is one of the only two in the world that are able to transmit messages to extraterrestrial civilizations
. Radio telescope are highly sensitive detectors of signals from outer space.
since 1978 for the exploration of deep space
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In 1999, 2001, 2003, 2008, transmit messages to extraterrestrial civilizations
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Radar studies of planets and asteroids
RT-70
There are three radio telescopes designated RT-70, all in countries that were once part of the former Soviet Union, all with similar specifications: 70m dishes and an operating range of 5–300 GHz...
radio telescope
Radio telescope
A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy. The same types of antennas are also used in tracking and collecting data from satellites and space probes...
and planetary radar at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. In the scientific literature is often called Evpatoria planetary radar (an acronym EPR).
With its 70m antenna diameter, it 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 analysis conducted on the received signals. For this reason, the Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is one of the only two in the world that are able to transmit messages to extraterrestrial civilizations
Active SETI
Active SETI is the attempt to send messages to intelligent aliens. Active SETI messages are usually in the form of radio signals. Physical messages like that of the Pioneer plaque may also be considered an active SETI message...
. Radio telescope are highly sensitive detectors of signals from outer space.
Missions
The telescope has participated in Soviet space programSoviet space program
The Soviet space program is the rocketry and space exploration programs conducted by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from the 1930s until its dissolution in 1991...
since 1978 for the exploration of deep space
Deep space exploration
Deep space exploration is the term used for the exploration of deep space and which is usually described as being quite distant away from Earth, within or away from the solar system....
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- Venera 11Venera 11The Venera 11 was a USSR unmanned space mission part of the Venera program to explore the planet Venus. Venera 11 was launched on 9 September 1978 at 3:25:39 UTC....
and Venera 12Venera 12The Venera 12 was an USSR unmanned space mission to explore the planet Venus. Venera 12 was launched on 14 September 1978 at 02:25:13 UTC. Separating from its flight platform on December 19, 1978, the lander entered the Venus atmosphere two days later at 11.2 km/s. During the descent, it... - Venera 13Venera 13Venera 13 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.Venera 13 and 14 were identical spacecraft built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity and launched 5 days apart, Venera 13 on 1981-10-30 at 06:04:00 UTC and Venera 14 on 1981-11-04 at 05:31:00 UTC,...
, Venera 14Venera 14Venera 14 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.Venera 14 was identical to the Venera 13 spacecraft and built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity and launched 5 days apart...
, Venera 15Venera 15Venera 15 was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union. This unmanned orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems...
, Venera 16Venera 16Venera 16 was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union. This unmanned orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems... - Vega programVega programThe Vega program was a series of Venus missions which also took advantage of the appearance of Comet Halley in 1986. Vega 1 and Vega 2 were unmanned spacecraft launched in a cooperative effort among the Soviet Union and Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Poland,...
- AstronAstron (spacecraft)Astron was a Soviet spacecraft launched on 23 March 1983 at 12:45:06 UTC, using Proton launcher, which was designed to fulfill an astrophysics mission. It was based on the Venera spacecraft design and was operational for six years as the largest ultraviolet space telescope during its lifetime...
- Phobos programPhobos programThe Phobos program was an unmanned space mission consisting of two probes launched by the Soviet Union to study Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. Phobos 2 became a Mars orbiter and returned 38 images with a resolution of up to 40 meters...
- GranatGranatThe International Astrophysical Observatory "GRANAT" , was a Soviet space observatory developed in collaboration with France, Denmark and Bulgaria. It was launched on 1 December 1989 aboard a Proton rocket and placed in a highly eccentric four-day orbit, of which three were devoted to observations...
- Interball
- Phobos-GruntPhobos-GruntFobos-Grunt or Phobos-Grunt was an attempted Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. It was launched on 9 November 2011 at 02:16 local time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, but subsequent rocket burns intended to set the craft on a course for Mars failed, leaving it...
(in 2011)
In 1999, 2001, 2003, 2008, transmit messages to extraterrestrial civilizations
Active SETI
Active SETI is the attempt to send messages to intelligent aliens. Active SETI messages are usually in the form of radio signals. Physical messages like that of the Pioneer plaque may also be considered an active SETI message...
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- Cosmic CallCosmic CallCosmic Call was the name of two interstellar radio messages that were sent from RT-70 in Yevpatoria in 1999 and 2003 to various nearby stars. The messages were designed with noise resistant format and characters....
- Teen Age MessageTeen Age MessageThe Teen Age Message was a METI message, transmitted from the Yevpatoria Planetary Radar to 6 nearby Sun-like stars during August–September 2001. Unlike the previous digital-only Messages, Arecibo-1974 and Cosmic Call 1, the TAM has complex, three-section structure with different forms of...
- Cosmic Call 2Cosmic CallCosmic Call was the name of two interstellar radio messages that were sent from RT-70 in Yevpatoria in 1999 and 2003 to various nearby stars. The messages were designed with noise resistant format and characters....
- A Message From EarthA Message From EarthA Message from Earth is a high-powered digital radio signal that was sent on 9 October 2008 towards Gliese 581 c, a large terrestrial extrasolar planet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581. The signal is a digital time capsule containing 501 messages that were selected through a competition on...
Radar studies of planets and asteroids
- 4179 Toutatis4179 Toutatis4179 Toutatis/1989 AC is an Apollo, Alinda, and Mars-crosser asteroid with a chaotic orbit produced by a 3:1 resonance with the planet Jupiter, a 1:4 resonance with the planet Earth, and frequent close approaches to the terrestrial planets...
- 6489 Golevka6489 Golevka6489 Golevka is an Apollo, Mars-crosser and Alinda asteroid, discovered in 1991 by Eleanor F. Helin.Its name has a complicated origin. In 1995, Golevka was studied simultaneously by three radar observatories across the world: Goldstone in California, Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope in Ukraine and...
(BTW, the name 'Golevka' comes from the first few letters of the names of three observatories: GOL-EV-KA = GOLdstone-EVpatoria-KAshima). - (33342) 1998 WT24(33342) 1998 WT24' is an Aten asteroid located in Venus' zone of influence that has frequent close encounters with Mercury, Venus, and Earth...
- (101955) 1999 RQ36(101955) 1999 RQ361999 RQ36 is an Apollo asteroid discovered by LINEAR in 1999. The asteroid is the planned target of the OSIRIS-REx mission which will return samples to Earth for further study...
See also
- National Space Facilities Control and Test Center
- Galenki RT-70 radio telescopeGalenki RT-70 radio telescopeThe Galenki RT-70 radio telescope is an RT-70 telescope at the East Center for Deep Space Communications, Galenki , Russia.With its 70m antenna diameter, it is among the largest single dish radio telescopes in the world.- See also :...
at the Ussuriysk Astrophysical ObservatoryUssuriysk Astrophysical ObservatoryUssuriysk Astrophysical Observatory is an observatory near Ussuriysk, Russia. It is operated by the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Regular observations have been carried out in the observatory since 1954.-References:... - Suffa RT-70 radio telescopeSuffa RT-70 radio telescopeThe Suffa RT-70 radio telescope is an RT-70 radio telescope at the Suffa Radio Observatory on the Suffa plateau, Uzbekistan.With its 70m antenna diameter, it is among the largest single dish radio telescopes in the world.- See also :...
at the Suffa Radio Observatory