Baranavichy Radar Station
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Baranavichy Radar Station[2] (Russian: Узел «Барановичи») (sometimes wrongly named Gantsavichy[note 1]) is a 70M6 Volga-type[3] radar near Hantsavichy (48 km from Baranavichy in Belarus). It is an early warning radar, which is run by the Russian Space Forces.[4] It is designed to identify launches of ballistic missiles from western Europe and can also track some artificial satellites, partly replacing the demolished radar station at Skrunda in Latvia.
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Baranavichy Radar Station | |
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Belarusian: Вузел «Баранавічы» | |
Belarus | |
![]() Volga radar at Hantsavichy | |
Coordinates | 52°51′27″N 26°28′55″E |
Type | Radar station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Russian Space Forces |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Operational |
Site history | |
Built | 1982 (1982) |
Built by | Soviet Union / Russia |
In use | Since 2003 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 474th independent Radio-Technical Unit [1] |
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