Mukachevo Radar Station
| Mukachevo radar station | |
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| Shipka, Mukacheve, Ukraine | |
Map of Mukachevo Dnepr
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 Mukachevo radar station
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| Coordinates | 48°22′40″N 22°42′27″E / 48.37768°N 22.70744°E |
| Type | Radar station |
| Code | RO-5 |
| Height | 75 metres (246 ft) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1970s |
| Built by | Soviet Union |
Mukachevo radar station was a Soviet radar station providing early warning of ballistic missile attack. It was located in Shipka in the far south west of Ukraine and was part of the Soviet, and then Russian missile attack warning system. Information from this station could be used for a launch on warning nuclear missile attack or to engage the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system.
The radar is a Dnepr (NATO name: HEN HOUSE) phased array radar, and was the last one of this type to be built by the Soviet Union. It consists of a central building and two long wings over 250 metres long; each wing is a separate radar array. One had an azimuth of 196° (south west) and the other 260° (facing west). The radar had a range of 3,000 kilometres (1,864 mi).
The radar started to be built in the early 1970s. Some sources say that it started operating in 1977, others say it became operational on 16 January 1979.
A second generation radar, a Daryal-UM, was started at a different location outside of Mukacheve, 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) away, north of the village of Pistryalovo. It was planned that this would replace the Dnepr but construction stopped in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, and never restarted. The Daryal has separate receiver and transmitter buildings, at Mukachevo they are 630 metres (2,070 ft) apart. The transmitter building is ruined, was being demolished in autumn 2011, and is at 48°23′6.56″N 22°48′1.72″E / 48.3851556°N 22.8004778°E. The larger receiver building has been demolished and was located at 48°23′18.41″N 22°47′37.71″E / 48.3884472°N 22.7938083°E. The azimuth of the Daryal was 218° (south west).
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