Okno

This article is about the space surveillance station in Tajikistan. For village in Poland, see Okno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. For island in Sweden, see Oknö.
Okno
Nurak, Tajikistan
Okno telescopes
Okno is located in Tajikistan
Okno
Okno
Coordinates38°16′52″N 69°13′30″E / 38.281°N 69.225°E / 38.281; 69.225
TypeSpace surveillance facility
Site information
OwnerRussia [1][2]
Controlled byRussian Space Forces
Open to
the public		No
ConditionOperational
Site history
Built1999 (1999)[3]
Built bySoviet Union/Russia

Okno (Russian: Окно meaning window) is a Russian space surveillance station located in Nurak in Tajikistan.[4] It is run by the Russian Space Forces and is part of the Centre for Outer Space Monitoring.[5] It is located 2,216 metres (7,270 ft) above sea level in the Sanglok mountains, an area with clear night skies. Another facility, Okno-S, is in the Russian Far East.

The facility consists of a number of telescopes in domes and is similar to the US GEODSS system. It is designed for the detection and analysis of space objects such as satellites.[5] The designers were awarded a Russian state prize for science and technology in 2004.[2]

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