Warkworth 30m Radio Telescope

Warkworth-2
Part ofWarkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)New Zealand Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates36°26′00″S 174°39′46″E / 36.4332°S 174.6629°E / -36.4332; 174.6629 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationSpace Operations New Zealand Ltd
WavelengthC-Band, X-Band
Built1983-84
First light4 July 2015
Telescope styleradio telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter100 ft (30.5 m)
Warkworth 30m Radio Telescope is located in New Zealand
Warkworth 30m Radio Telescope
Location of Warkworth-2
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The Warkworth 30m Radio Telescope is a radio telescope at the Spark Warkworth Station Site 2, located just south of Warkworth, New Zealand, about 50 km north of the Auckland CBD. It was operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research, Auckland University of Technology[1] until 3 July 2023. It is now operated by SpaceOps NZ under licence from Spark. The antenna was commissioned in 1984 by New Zealand Post Office for international telecommunications via a geostationary satellite.

Technical information

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The telescope is a 30-metre Cassegrain wheel-and-track beam waveguide antenna. It was manufactured in 1983 by Nippon Electric Corp., and was first used by Telecom NZ for communication between New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

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References

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  1. ^ "IRASR".
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