Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
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The Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is a large, 70-meter Soviet-era deep-space communication and radar facility in Crimea used for planetary radar studies and interstellar message transmissions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope canonical | 1 |
| Evpatoria deep-space antenna | 1 |
| Evpatoria deep-space communication center | 1 |
| RT-70 class Soviet deep-space antennas | 1 |
| RT-70 radio telescope | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2459045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope Context triple: [Teen Age Message, sentFrom, Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope]
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A.
SKA Saint Petersburg
SKA Saint Petersburg is a prominent professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, competing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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B.
85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
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C.
43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
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D.
Pulkovo Observatory
Pulkovo Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory near Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned as a major center for astronomical research and geodesy since the 19th century.
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E.
Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope Target entity description: The Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is a large, 70-meter Soviet-era deep-space communication and radar facility in Crimea used for planetary radar studies and interstellar message transmissions.
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A.
SKA Saint Petersburg
SKA Saint Petersburg is a prominent professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, competing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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B.
85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
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C.
43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
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D.
Pulkovo Observatory
Pulkovo Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory near Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned as a major center for astronomical research and geodesy since the 19th century.
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E.
Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
RT-70 class antenna
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deep-space communication antenna ⓘ planetary radar facility ⓘ radio telescope ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor | deep-space communication with interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Evpatoria RT-70
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Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope ⓘ
surface form:
Evpatoria deep-space antenna
Evpatoria planetary radar ⓘ |
| hasAntennaType | parabolic dish ⓘ |
| hasApertureDiameter | 70 metres ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
high-power radar transmission
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reception of weak deep-space signals ⓘ |
| hasDesign | fully steerable dish ⓘ |
| hasDiameterClass | large radio telescope (≥70 m) ⓘ |
| hasFrequencyBand |
centimetre wavelengths
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decimetre wavelengths ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Soviet-era scientific infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasLocationType | ground-based observatory ⓘ |
| hasObservationTarget |
artificial satellites
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asteroids ⓘ comets ⓘ interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ planets ⓘ |
| hasRole | component of planetary defense radar infrastructure ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries |
Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
RT-70 class Soviet deep-space antennas
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| locatedIn |
Crimea
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Yevpatoria ⓘ
surface form:
Evpatoria
Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukraine (internationally recognized)
territory administered by Russia ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Russian space-related organizations (de facto after 2014)
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Soviet space program ⓘ Ukrainian space authorities (post-Soviet period) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Center for Deep Space Communications
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Soviet deep-space communication network ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet deep space network
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| usedFor |
deep-space communication
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experiments in active SETI ⓘ interstellar message transmissions ⓘ planetary radar studies ⓘ radar astronomy ⓘ radio astronomy observations ⓘ spacecraft tracking ⓘ transmission of interstellar radio messages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope Description of subject: The Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope is a large, 70-meter Soviet-era deep-space communication and radar facility in Crimea used for planetary radar studies and interstellar message transmissions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Evpatoria deep-space communication center
this entity surface form:
Evpatoria deep-space antenna
Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
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isPartOfSeries
→
Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
RT-70 class Soviet deep-space antennas
this entity surface form:
RT-70 radio telescope