# RATAN-600

*Observatory*

RATAN-600 radio telescope, Zelenchukskaya

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| --- | --- |
| Where it is | 43.8200° N, 41.5900° E |
| State | RU |
| What is done there | radio observatory |
| Dish | 576 m |
| Still working | yes |

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## What it is

The RATAN-600 is a radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya, Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia. It comprises a 576 m diameter circle of rectangular radio reflectors and a set of secondary reflectors and receivers, based at an altitude of 970 m.

## Elsewhere

- This place on the live map: https://www.orbitalmap.space/?at=43.82,41.59
- The article this row is vouched by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RATAN-600
- Every object: https://www.orbitalmap.space/o/
- What this site is and what it reads: https://www.orbitalmap.space/llms.txt

## Where this came from

Compiled 2026-09-17. Selected by hand for this project. Description from Wikipedia (en). Description: CC BY-SA 4.0.