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New early-warning radar in Olenegorsk is under construction

Construction of the new early-warning radar at the Olenegorsk site began in the spring of 2016. At this point it's just a hole in the ground and the flat terrain makes geolocation rather difficult. But the new site is probably not far from the old Dnepr/Daugava site.

This is probably the last in the series of new early-warning radars that Russia will build in the coming years. At least that was the plan in 2013. It appears that the new Olenegorsk radar will be of the Voronezh-VP type, similar to those built in Mishelevka and Vorkuta.

[Early warning] [August 24, 2016] []

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According to the Russian defense minister, three new early-warning radars will begin combat operations in 2017 - Orsk, Barnaul, and Yeniseisk. In addition, three radars--Baranovichi, Murmansk, and Pechora--have been "upgraded." The radar in Orsk is of ...
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Terraserver has images from June 16th 2016...but I couldn't find anything. Maybe you can find it
https://www.terraserver.com/view?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search_text=68.112370+33.916201&searchLat=&searchLng=

[Bernd Reuter ] [August 24, 2016] [#]

Pavel: look at google earth :-)
67.614263° 63.751539°

[Bernd Reuter ] [August 24, 2016] [#]

It's probably at some distance from the old site - the same way the new radar in Vorkuta is at a distance from Daryal there.

[Pavel Podvig ] [August 24, 2016] [#]

There is more & more evidence that the Olenogorsk Voronesh is build over here 68.093059° 34.328865°
http://up.picr.de/33225208jy.jpg

[Bernd Reuter ] [July 13, 2018] [#]

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