RATAN-600 flat reflector

The RATAN-600 is a radio telescope in , , . 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.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya, Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia
  • Also known as: “Academy of Sciences Radio Telescope – 600”, “RATAN-600”, and “РАТАН-600 (плоский отражатель)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zelenchukskaya.

Town
is a rural locality and the administrative center of of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, , located on the Bolshoy Zelenchuk River. is situated 3 km north of RATAN-600 flat reflector.

RATAN-600 flat reflector

Latitude
43.82507° or 43° 49′ 30″ north
Longitude
41.58712° or 41° 35′ 14″ east
Height
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8HM3RHGP+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350573008
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q1590725
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“RATAN-600 flat reflector” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد راتان الراديوي”
  • Armenian: “РАТАН-600”
  • Armenian: “Գիտությունների ակադեմիայի ռադիո աստղագիտական աստղադիտակ”
  • Bulgarian: “РАТАН-600”
  • Chinese: “RATAN-600”
  • Chinese: “拉坦-600”
  • Czech: “RATAN-600”
  • Dutch: “RATAN-600”
  • Esperanto: “RATAN-600”
  • Estonian: “RATAN-600”
  • French: “RATAN-600”
  • German: “RATAN 600”
  • German: “RATAN-600”
  • German: “RATAN600”
  • Hebrew: “RATAN-600”
  • Japanese: “RATAN-600”
  • Kazakh: “Ратан-600 радиотелескобы”
  • Kazakh: “РАТАН-600”
  • Korean: “RATAN-600”
  • Latvian: “RATAN - 600”
  • Latvian: “RATAN-600”
  • Luxembourgish: “RATAN 600”
  • Portuguese: “RATAN-600”
  • Romanian: “RATAN-600”
  • Russian: “Радиоастрономический телескоп Академии наук — 600”
  • Russian: “РАТАН-600”
  • Slovak: “RATAN 600”
  • Spanish: “RATAN-600”
  • Ukrainian: “РАТАН-600”

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