Duga-3 (western) receiver
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Coordinates: 51°38′15.98″N 30°42′10.41″E / 51.6377722°N 30.7028917°E / 51.6377722; 30.7028917
Duga-3 ("duga" means "arc") or "Steel Yard" was a Soviet experimental over-the-horizon radar (OTH) system. It was developed for the Soviet ABM early-warning network. The system operated from 1976 to 1989.
Two stations of Duga-3 were installed: a western system around Chernobyl and an eastern system in Siberia.
The receiver for the western Duga-3 was located about 50 km northeast of Chernobyl (just west of Chernihiv, south of Gomel). The transmitter was located a few kilometers southwest of Chernobyl (south of Minsk, northwest of Kiev).
References
Categories: - Russia geography stubs
- Ground radars
- Cold War military equipment of the Soviet Union
- Russian and Soviet military radars
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