Don-2N radar
56°10′24″N 37°46′09″E / 56.1733°N 37.7691°E
missile defence, space surveillance | |
Frequency | SHF 7.5 sm |
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Range | 1,500–2,000 km (930–1,240 mi) size of target 5 cm×5 cm (2 in×2 in)[4] |
Diameter | 18 m (59 ft) [2] |
Azimuth | 360º |
Other Names | NATO: Pill Box |
The Don-2N radar (Russian: Дон-2Н,
It has a range of 3,700 km for targets the size of a typical ICBM warhead.[6]
Under the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty both the United States and the Soviet Union had to designate one area to protect from missile attack. The USA chose North Dakota and the Soviet Union chose Moscow. The Don-2N radar is designed to be the control centre of the system and can operate autonomously if connection is lost to its command and control centre.
The 1998 SIOP targeted this radar facility with 69 consecutive nuclear weapons.[7]
Don prototype
The prototype Don radar, called Don-2NP (Russian: Дон-2НП, NATO: Horse Leg) is in Sary Shagan test site in Kazakhstan, location 46°0′11″N 73°38′58″E / 46.00306°N 73.64944°E.
See also
References
- ^ Многофункциональная радиолокационная станция "Дон-2Н" [Multifunction radar Don-2N] (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. n.d. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ a b c РЛС ПРО [ABM radar] (in Russian). RTI Mints. n.d. Archived from the original on 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ "Valdai Club 3: Touring the Don-2N Radar Facility". Russian Military Reform. 2011-06-02. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Рлс Про". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ISBN 978-5-903989-48-5.
- ^ "Военком - магазин профессиональной форменной одежды и снаряжения недорого в магазине в Екатеринбурге, цена 2022". Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ Bret Lortie, "A Do It Yourself SIOP," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August, 57/4, (2001): p 29, http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2968/057004008 Archived 2020-11-11 at the Wayback Machine