# Jupiter (Pripyat)

Compiled by [Robin Monks](https://coldwar.tech/about), a Cold War archival expert.

*A soviet secret production facility of semiconductor components for military use.*

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Designation | Pripyat |
| Status | abandoned |

The Jupiter factory operated under the cover of producing magnetic tape and film. However, it was actually a military factory producing semiconductors.

## After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Although abandoned in the initial evacuation of Pripyat in the aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, the factory was then repurposed, ostensibly for the testing of decontamination methods or the testing of radioactive measuring equipment. Sources disagree on whether the factory ultimately closed in 1996[^ Atlas Obsecura [article](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jupiter-radiotechnology-factory) lists the date of final abandonment as 1996] or 1997[^ [Chernobyl Welcome](https://web.archive.org/web/20130811122420/http://www.chernobylwel.com/cz/city.html) (original site in Czech) lists the final abandonment date as 1998]. The factory today sits ruined and abandoned, with multiple sources of dangerous radiation still inside.

## Resources

### Websites

[Jupiter Factory Pripyat](https://www.chernobyl.one/jupiter-factory-pripyat/) gallery at Chernobyl.one ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20250815023925/https://www.chernobyl.one/jupiter-factory-pripyat/))

[Atlas Obsecura entry](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jupiter-radiotechnology-factory) for Jupiter Factory ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20250808211756/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jupiter-radiotechnology-factory))

[Jupiter Factory](https://www.chernobylgallery.com/galleries/jupiter-factory/) from The Chernobyl Gallery ([archive](http://web.archive.org/web/20250911074732/http://www.chernobylgallery.com/galleries/jupiter-factory/))

[Urban explorer](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChernobylUrbEx/comments/123pcgi/jupiter_factory_in_pripyat_march_2023/) on Reddit ([archive](https://archive.is/ZF2ch))

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Last updated: 2026-03-21