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Key characteristics of the radars that are involved in early warning are in the table below. The ranges apparently assume some standard radar cross-section of a target - in the space surveillance context this would be a satellite. It would be different (smaller) against warheads.
Station
|
Radar
|
Range
|
Altitudes
|
Elevations
|
Azimuths
|
Inclinations
|
Olenegorsk
|
Dnepr
|
250-4600
|
100-3400
|
5.5-34.5
|
280-340
|
60-72
|
Pechora
|
Daryal
|
30-7200
|
100-6600
|
2-55
|
305-55
|
73.5-84.3
|
Mishelevka
|
Dnepr
|
250-4600
|
100-3400
|
5.5-34.5
|
41-219
|
46.9-52.9
|
Voronezh-VP
|
|
|
2-70
|
70-110
|
|
|
Lekhtusi
|
Voronezh-M
|
100-4200
|
150-4000
|
2-70
|
245-355
|
53-127
|
Armavir | Voronezh-DM | 100-4200 |
150-4000
|
2-60
|
165-295
|
34.5-145.5
|
Armavir | Voronezh-DM | 100-4200 |
150-4000
|
2-60
|
55-185
|
|
Kaliningrad | Voronezh-DM | 100-4200 |
150-4000
|
2-60
|
187.5-292.5
|
|
Eniseysk | |
|
|
|
||
Barnaul | Voronezh-DM | |
|
|
|
|
Balkhash
|
Dnepr
|
385-4600
|
100-340
|
5.5-34.5
|
91-151
|
41.4-26.8
|
Gabala
|
Daryal
|
300-7200
|
100-6600
|
2-55
|
115-205
|
30-150
|
Baranovichi | Volga | 300-6500 |
100-4320
|
3-80
|
190-310
|
43.6-136.4
|
Pushkino
|
Don-2N
|
120-3700
|
100-3000
|
1-90
|
0-360
|
45-135
|
Chekhov |
Dunay-3U
|
300-4500
|
50-3900
|
1-49
|
257-305
|
52.9-51.1
|
Russia has recently discontinued
the use of the Daryal radar in Gabala, but I kept it in the table, if
only because it was mentioned in the context of potential U.S.-Russian
cooperation.
With so many
radars in operation, making a reasonable map of coverage is not that
easy. I did, however, put together a Google Earth file that shows the
radar fans. You could download it here. The photo above gives a sense of what's in the file.
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