Dubna Satellite Communications Center
Dubna history
Historical sketch
Preparations to construction of the Azimuth M2 object started in 1974 after approval by the International Olympic Committee of the resolution on holding the XXII Summer Olympic games in Moscow.
Within a short period (1977 – 1979) a huge amount of construction work was performed, a technical building, an engineering office with a conference hall, a garage building, and a storehouse for transported Mars stations were erected, the 12 m TNA-57 antenna and the 32 m MARK VI antenna were assembled, the RRL antenna mast was mounted, several kilometers of engineering communications were laid, the road was asphalted, the territory was resurfaced. A domestic house for the station maintenance staff was built.
The Station was constructed due to efforts of many departments, organizations and establishments. The buildings and constructions were erected by military builders, the technical complex was mounted and adjusted by the specialists of the Radiostroy enterprise, NII Radio and other organizations. The SCC’ specialists were working side by side with installers and, despite of difficulties and everyday life discomfort, took part in setup tests and mastered the new equipment. The NEC equipment had been adjusted by the group of Japanese experts under leadership of Mr. Suzuki.
The state commission chaired by V.M. Krylov accepted the satellite communications objects with assessing the total work as “good”. In January 1980, N.V. Talyzin, the Minister of communications, issued Order No.67 “On commissioning the space receiving-transmitting stations built on the Azimuth-M object, the new Azimuth-M2 station and the upgraded Azimuth-M and Azimuth-L stations”. In this order was noted the assistance and active part of the SUR-9 staff in constructing, mounting and adjusting the space receiving-transmitting stations and connecting radio relay lines.
Architectural decoration of the main building façade was projected by the sculptor A.D. Kornaukhov, the State Prize laureate. The relief sculptured panel was made of stainless steel plates. The composition expands the space and gives to the industrial building fantastic forms.
The SCC Dubna staff was awarded with a honorary charter for the pre-term and qualitative commissioning of the Olympic object Azimuth M2, and some of the most distinguished participants were honored with governmental awards.
