DUSHAMBE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY DUSHAMBE, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: March 1, 1967
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DUSHANBE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY
DUSHAMBE, USSR
The Dushambe Astronomical Observatory (38 29N - 68 43E) is located
7.5 nm southwest of Dushambe, USSR and 2 nm south of the Gissar Airfield
(Figures 1 and 2).
The observatory has facilities for optical and radioastronomical
observations. Figures 3 through 7 show the chronological development of
this installation, and Figures 8 and 9 are a perspective sketch and a line
drawing respectively based on photography F- -1
The following annotations are keyed to Figure 9.
1-4 Probable radio telescope support buildings
5-10 Antenna system with coupling buildings
11 Control building
12-13 Instrumentation buildings
14 Instrumentation support building
15 Small optical telescope
16-21 Instrumentation buildings
22 Support building
23-24 Large optical telescopes
25-30 Support buildings
31 Sentry post
The construction of this observatory started prior to
Photography at that time showed the two large buildings in the southeastern
section of the installation to be under construction. Analysis of
coverage indicated that construction in the eastern section of the installation
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remained incomplete.
The configuration of the antenna system is not characteristic of a
communication facility nor of previously observed radiotelescopes. The
associated optical facilities would indicate that it is for astronomical
purposes. Possibly the antenna system is of a new design or configuration,
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or it is still under construction and the towers may possibly be for the
support of a non-rigid type, suspended parobolic antenna to be installed
in the future.
All measurements have been made by the NPIC Technical Intelligence
Division and are considered to be accurate within + 5 feet for the buildings
and + 10 feet for the heights.
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Height
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Length
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(Sq. Ft.)
This building has a dome with a diameter of approximately 15 feet. This
is an average value based on TID measurements and determined by the CIA/IAS
analyst.
NOTE: The height of the towers in the antenna system areD +5 feet and is an
average value based on TID measurements and determined by the CIA/IAS analyst.
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