HartRAO Home > HartRAO 15m Radio Telescope Details
Coordinate | ITRF20??, epoch 2012-11-08 |
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X | +5085490.772 m |
Y | +2668161.463 m |
Z | --2768692.604 m |
Antenna axis offset | 1.464 m |
The coordinates of the 15m telescope reference point were determined by a differential GPS campaign run by Attie Combrinck from 2007 Jan 12 to 16.
The GPS reference point was located at the top of the concrete pedestal during
construction, design height is 6.25 m above the nominal ground level.
It was concentric with the rotation axis of the
telescope.
The elevation axis design height above the nominal ground
level was measured as 9.710 m.
The elevation axis design offset from the azimuth axis was measured as 1.495 m.
As built measurements may differ.
The following tables refer to the GPS reference point, not the intersection of the axes. The position change rates are those measured with the adjacent 26m telescope, and have not been independently determined yet.
Coordinate | ITRF2005, epoch 2007.0397 | Rate |
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X | +5085448.1729 m | -0.0002 m/y |
Y | +2668159.9945 m | +0.0193 m/y |
Z | -2768691.2774 m | +0.0173 m/y |
Converted to geographical (WGS84) coordinates, these are:
15m Telescope coordinates | Geographical |
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Latitude | 25 53' 23".05075 South |
Longitude | 27 41' 03".36453 East |
Height above ellipsoid (WGS84) | 1406.109 m |
To convert the ellipsoidal heights to heights above the geoid at Hartebeesthoek, approximately 25.475 metres should be subtracted from the ellipsoidal height.
Diameter | 15 m |
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Focal Ratio (f/D) | 0.5 |
Surface weighted rms error | 1.6 mm rms |
Feed System | Prime focus |
Pointing Resolution | 0.001 degrees |
Repeatability | 0.004? degrees |
Max. slew rate on azimuth axis | 2.0 deg/s |
Max. slew rate on elevation axis | 1.0 deg/s |
Max. acceleration on azimuth axis | 1.0 deg/s/s |
Max. acceleration on elevation axis | 0.7 deg/s/s |
Preliminary calibration gives a System Equivalent Flux Density (SEFD) of 1050 Jy at S band and 1400 Jy at X band.
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HartRAO 15m telescope showing prime focus SX receiver and 0.5 f/D.
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HartRAO 15m telescope mount with offset elevation axis side view.
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HartRAO 15m telescope mount with offset elevation axis front view.