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 the scientific literature is often called Evpatoria Planetary Radar (EPR).

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Evpatoria Observatory

Alternative names	Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
Part of	RT-70
Location(s)	Yevpatoria, Territory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[1]
Coordinates	45°11′N 33°11′E
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 m2 (27,000 sq ft)
Website	lfvn.astronomer.ru/optic/evpatoria/rt70/index.htm
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History

With its 70-meter 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 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, i.e. the multiple Cosmic Calls, Teen Age Messages or A Message from Earth (AMFE). Radio telescopes are highly sensitive detectors of signals from outer space.

The radio telescope is depicted on Russia's commemorative 100-ruble banknote of 2015.[2]

Missions

The telescope has participated in 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, 2008, transmit messages to extraterrestrial civilizations:

• Cosmic Call
• Teen Age Message
• Cosmic Call 2
• A Message From Earth

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 three observatories Goldstone, Evpatoria and Kashima.
• (33342) 1998 WT24
• (101955) 1999 RQ₃₆

See also

• Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
• Galenki RT-70 radio telescope – at the Ussuriysk Astrophysical Observatory
• Suffa RT-70 radio telescope – at the Suffa Radio Observatory
• Complex “Pluton-M” – at Center for Deep Space Communications

References

External links

• Радиотелескоп РТ-70 (П-2500) (in Russian)
• National Space Facilities Control and Testing Center, Eupatoria
• 3D Maker version