SURA Ionospheric Heating Facility
The Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility, located near the small town of Vasilsursk about 100 km eastward from Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia, is a laboratory for ionosphere research.
- Industry
- …is operated by Федеральное государственное научное учреждение «Научно-исследовательский радиофизический институт»
- …dates from 1965
- Description: radioastronomical observatory
- Email: rf@nirfi.unn.ru
- Also known as“Mnogofunktsional’ny radiokompleks «Sura»”“Многофункциональный радиокомплекс «Сура»”“Полигон «Васильсурск»”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khmelevka (Vasilsursk) and Vasil’sursk.
Khmelevka (Vasilsursk)
Khmelevka (Vasilsursk) is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of SURA Ionospheric Heating Facility.
Vasil’sursk
Vasilsursk is an urban locality in Vorotynsky District… Vasil’sursk is situated 6 km west of SURA Ionospheric Heating Facility.
Revolyutsiya
Revolyutsiya is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of SURA Ionospheric Heating Facility.
SURA Ionospheric Heating Facility
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Latitude
56.14375° or 56° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
46.0992° or 46° 5′ 57″ east
Open location code
9H8843VX+FM
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“SURA Ionospheric Heating Facility” goes by many names.
СураBulgarian
SuraCzech
SoeraDutch
СураRussian
СураUkrainian
Сура (проєкт)Ukrainian
سورہ آئیونوسفرک ہیٹنگ فیسیلٹیUrdu
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