Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope

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Evpatoria Observatory

Alternative names	Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
Part of	RT-70
Location(s)	Yevpatoria, Crimea
Coordinates	45°11′N 33°11′E / 45.19°N 33.19°E / 45.19; 33.19
Organization	Roscosmos State Space Agency of Ukraine
Observatory code	255
Wavelength	0.1 cm (300 GHz)–6 cm (5.0 GHz)
Built	1973–1978 (1973–1978)
Telescope style	astronomical observatory RT-70 radio telescope
Diameter	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Collecting area	2,500 m (27,000 sq ft)
Website	lfvn.astronomer.ru/optic/evpatoria/rt70/index.htm
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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

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.

Missions

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

Venera 11 and Venera 12
VLBI Salyut 6 KRT-10 radio observatory — RT-70
Venera 13, Venera 14, Venera 15, Venera 16
Vega program
Astron
Phobos program
Granat
Interball
Fobos-Grunt (in 2011)
Spektr-R

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

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

4179 Toutatis
6489 Golevka (the name Golevka comes from the first few letters of the names of the three observatories Goldstone, Evpatoria, and Kashima)
(33342) 1998 WT24
101955 Bennu