Suffa RT-70 radio telescope

The Suffa RT-70 radio telescope (Russian: Суффа РТ-70) is an RT-70 radio telescope at the Suffa Radio Observatory on the Suffa plateau in Uzbekistan. Construction began in the late 1980's, but was put on hold when the Soviet Union fell and the Uzbekistani government abandoned the project. As of 2008, the Russian government had resumed the construction of the site,[1] with an updated emphasis on millimeter-wave band observations at 100–300 GHz. As of 2014, construction was reported to be 50% complete.[2] However any construction has stopped and the constructon site has been abandoned.

Suffa RT-70 radio telescope

Location(s)	Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan
Coordinates	39°37′N 68°27′E
Telescope style	RT-70 radio telescope White elephant
Diameter	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Location of Suffa RT-70 radio telescope

With its 70m antenna diameter, this third unit of the RT-70 telescope was designed to be one of three similar radio telescopes.

Two completed RT-70 telescopes are:

• Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope – at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea
• Galenki RT-70 radio telescope – at the Ussuriysk Astrophysical Observatory, Russia