EISCAT Facility Status

Tromsø VHF Radar

Last update: 2024-03-20
Status: OK

Tromsø UHF Radar

Last update: 2024-03-20
Status: OK

EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR)

Last Update: 2024-03-20
Status:
32-m dish: Due to gearbox failure, the 32-m dish cannot move and can be operated only in the zenith position (elevation 90°). New gearbox and new motor have arrived and have been installed.
Next steps: fill oil and grease as outside temperature allows, then run tests, then implement a new emergency stop procedure.

42-m dish: OK

Tromsø Heating

Last update: 2024-03-20
Status: Array 2 operational with 8 transmitters.

Kiruna VHF Receiver

As of January 2023, the Kiruna receiver for the VHF radar is off-line and will be decommissioned in 2024.

Sodankylä VHF Receiver

As of September 2023, the Sodankylä receiver for the VHF radar is off-line and will be decommissioned in 2024.

EISCAT_3D Skibotn

Last update: 2024-03-20
Status: Antenna array deployed.
Pending: Start permit for site.
Next step: Installation of receiver and transmitter electronics for seven antenna units, the so-called “PET-7” system.

EISCAT_3D Kaiseniemi

Last update: 2024-03-20
Status: Antenna array deployed.
Completed: PET system moved from Kiruna site to Kaiseniemi site for further testing.
Next step: installation of receiver electronics, starting with a receive-only PET-7.

EISCAT_3D Karesuvanto

Last update: 2024-03-20
Status: Antenna array deployed.
Next step: installation of receiver electronics.