Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre
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Irbene, Latvia
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Educational programs
Tour of the Irbene radio telescope complex
During the tour, visitors have the opportunity to see the RT-8 tower and the expositions located in it about the operation of RT-32 and RT-16 during the USSR, which at that time operated as a space intelligence station. Excursionists will have the opportunity to see the "old" RT-16 antenna, as well as the rest of the territory, as well as a hike through the underground tunnel.
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Damage to the Irbene radio telescopes
Before leaving Irbene, the Soviet army damaged all radio telescope systems
July 1976 military-patriotic games at the “Orlenok” tank training ground near Irbene
July 1976 military-patriotic games "Orlenok" at the tank training ground near Irbene, in which 17-year-old Evalds Krieviņš participated and secretly photographed the games, equipment and even the Irbene antenna with a Sme8M camera