Yeniseysk-15

Yeniseysk-15 radar installation
Siberia, Russia
Satellite imagery of the former Yeniseysk-15 radar station
US military artist's drawing of the Daryal radar at Krasnoyarsk
Site information
TypeRadar station
CodeOS-3
ConditionDemolished
Location
Yeniseysk-15 radar installation
Map of Russia showing the location of Yeniseysk
Coordinates57°52′05″N 93°07′07″E / 57.8680°N 93.1186°E / 57.8680; 93.1186
Height100 metres (328 ft) receiver building
Site history
Built1983 (1983)
Built bySoviet Union
Materialsconcrete

Yeniseysk-15 was the site of a disputed Soviet phased array radar near Yeniseysk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia. The never operational Daryal radar installation was demolished in 1989 after the United States claimed it was in breach of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

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