Krona space object recognition station

Krona
Крона
Russia
Site information
TypeSpace surveillance base
OwnerRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled byRussian Space Forces
Location
Krona
Krona in Zelenchukskaya
Coordinates43°43′01″N 41°13′54″E / 43.716917°N 41.231688°E / 43.716917; 41.231688
Site history
Built1999 (1999)

Krona space object recognition station (Russian: Радиооптический комплекс распознавания космических объектов «Крона», romanized: Radiooptichesky Kompleks raspoznavaniya kosmicheskikh obektov "Krona") is a Russian military complex which is used to identify objects (artificial satellites) in outer space using telescopes and radar.