If it is operational, it would be run by the Russian Space Forces and complement the Okno station in Nurak, Tajikistan.

The project started at Krasnogorsk mechanical plant in 1980, under the direction of V S Chernova, and the initial design was completed in 1985.

Panoramio photos in Google Earth show a Lysaya Gora at 44.380 N, 132.946 E, quite close to Spassk Dalny.

Sean O'Connor states that the lack of good satellite photography is stopping open source intelligence researchers identifying the precise location.

[2][3] Military unit 20096 obtains coordinates and reflecting features of space objects, and transmits this information to a unified system.