Shipment of the Big Alt-Azimuth Telescope glass reflector for the Russian Academy of Sciences
Cargo description:
- Diameter: 7,20 m.
- Weight: 44 ton.
- Material: glass
- Cost: 100 000 000,00 (One Hundred Million) rubles
Distance: over 3 000 km. The shipment was carried out by trucks and river vessels
Special features:
- Large temperature differences (from - 5°C at the top up to 25°C at the bottom of the mounting).
- Trucking at the altitude of over 2000 meters above sea level.
- Strict shipping requirements, computer control of the reflector's internal voltages.
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| Placing the reflector into a special container |
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| Route map |
Beginning of the transportation |
Construction of a temporary by-pass road |
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| Loading on the vessel |
Cargo delivered |
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