Suffa RT-70 radio telescope

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Suffa RT-70 radio telescope

Location(s)	Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan
Coordinates	39°37′N 68°27′E / 39.62°N 68.45°E / 39.62; 68.45Coordinates: 39°37′N 68°27′E / 39.62°N 68.45°E / 39.62; 68.45
Telescope style	RT-70 radio telescope
Diameter	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Location of Suffa RT-70 radio telescope
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The Suffa RT-70 radio telescope is an RT-70 radio telescope at the on the , Uzbekistan. Construction began in the late 80's, but was put on hold when the Soviet Union fell. As of 2008, construction had resumed,^[1] with an updated emphasis on millimeter-wave band observations at 100–300 GHz. As of 2014, construction was reported to be 50% complete.^[2] However any construction has stopped and the constructon site has been abandoned.

With its 70m antenna diameter, this third unit of the RT-70 telescope was designed to be one of three similar radio telescopes.

Two completed RT-70 telescopes are:

• Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope – at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea
• Galenki RT-70 radio telescope – at the Ussuriysk Astrophysical Observatory, Russia

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• Suffa Radio Observatory in Uzbekistan: progress and radio-seeing research plans
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