Radioastronomical station Simeiz of Laboratory of Radioastronomy
of Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

Location

The radio astronomy station Simeiz of the Laboratory of Radio Astronomy is a department of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO), the Crimea, Ukraine. It is located at the foot of mountain Koshka on the shore of the Black Sea, 20 km west from Yalta. The radio astronomy station Simeiz was founded in 1965. The first single dish observation was made in 1966 and the first VLBI observation was performed in 1969. The radio astronomy station Simeiz was included to the International VLBI Service (IVS) in 1980.

The foundation pit of the telescope is 9 m deep and contain crushed stones (3 m) and concrete (6 m). The height of the elevation axis above the foundation is 14.998 m. The telescope is located 80 m from the edge of the Black Sea.

Position

System:	ITRF 2000
Epoch:	1997.0
Latitude:	44o 23' 51.18"
Longitude:	33o 58' 46.46"
Height:	50.19 m
X, m:	3785231.067
Y, m:	2551207.415
Z, m:	4439796.384
Identification
Subnetwork:	IVS
Station name:	Crimea
ITRF name:	SIMEIS
Tectonic plate:	Eurasian
CDP Pad ID:	7332
IERS DOMES Number:	12337S008
Collocation
Collocated technics:	None
Collocated meteorogical instruments:	None