The possibilities of using the radio telescope RT-70 in evpatoria for space projects

Een kort overzicht wordt gegeven in de paper over de mogelijkheden om de 70-meter antenne in Evpatoria (Krim) te gebruiken voor ruimtevaart projecten. De huidige staqnd van zaken wordt beschreven voor wat betreft de unieke 70-meter radio telescoop, gerealiseerd tussn 1973 en 1978 en gebruikt voor bijvoorbeeld wetenschappelijke satellieten Granat, Venera en Interbol. De antenne is gebruikt voor planetaire en asteroid radar toepassingen, zowel monostatisch als bistatisch.\u3cbr/\u3eHet is een stand van zaken in 2002. This brief review is the viewpoint of A.A. Konovalenko, who is responsible for the radio astronomy upgrade RT-70 antenna in the frame of Ukrainian National Space Agency Interferometer Project, as well as of K. van 't Klooster, who visited RT-70 antenna many times as representative of ESA about the possibilities of using huge Evpatoria antenna in current and future international multi-purposes space and radio astronomy projects.\u3cbr/\u3eThe current situation with the Evpatoria 70-m antenna is described. This unique 70-meter radio-telescope antenna (RT70) was realised between 1973 and 1978 and was an important element in different missions as antenna in transmitreceive mode for instance for the missions like Venera, Granat, Interbol, etc. It was and is used in other modes like radar for planetary and asteroid investigations as well as radio telescope. Its current state is such that after and with the necessary maintenance the tasks can be continued and expanded. Technical activities are carried out today with\u3cbr/\u3einvolvement of the first author for the technical management on behalf of the Ukrainian Space Agency, in particular today the “Interferometer”- project be mentioned. The potential for future use is briefly indicated