Demolition of the Kiruna antenna

Sunday 13th of October the EISCAT Kiruna antenna was teared down.

The antenna was part of the EISCAT mainland system, which consisted of antennas in Kiruna, Sodankylä and Tromsø. The system was tristatic and antennas in these three places all worked together.

The Kiruna antenna was inaugurated on the 26th August 1981 along with the one in Sodankylä and Tromsø. And for 43 years, the antenna has served it’s purpose. The EISCAT mainland system will be replaced by the EISCAT 3D system.