The Russian Woodpecker

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf over-the-horizon radar
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Duga_radar
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:decommissioned 1989
gptkbp:frequency shortwave radio bands
gptkbp:height 150 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Russian Woodpecker
gptkbp:impact interfered with radio communications worldwide
gptkbp:length 500 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Komsomolsk-on-Amur,_Russia
near Chernobyl, Ukraine
gptkbp:nickname sound resembled woodpecker tapping
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Soviet_military
gptkbp:operationalPeriod 1976
1989
gptkbp:partOf Duga radar system
gptkbp:purpose early-warning radar
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chernobyl_disaster
gptkbp:status abandoned
gptkbp:subjectOf The Russian Woodpecker (2015 documentary film)
gptkbp:type repetitive tapping noise
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Chernobyl_Exclusion_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2015_Tribeca_Film_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7