BAe Systems 15m Radio Telescope (Alt-az Mount Prime-focus)

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15m Radio Telescope (Alt-az Mount Prime-focus)

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The Experimental Development Model (XDM) is a 15m diameter radio telescope antenna of innovative design intended to reduce antenna construction cost per square metre and bring it close to that needed to make the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) affordable. IST Holdings were the prime contractors that built the XDM at Hartebeesthoek. The Karoo Array Telescope (KAT) will be used to test technology leading up to development of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). The XDM is a test-bed prototype for KAT.

Category:

Telescope

Disciplines:

Astronomy, Space Geodesy

Life Expectancy:

20years

Location

Farm 502 JQ, Hartebeesthoek

Broederstroom Road

Krugersdorp

1740

Contact Person/s

Name: M J Gaylard
Phone: +27 12-326-0742
Email: mike@hartrao.ac.za

Estimated Cost and Availability

Time Spent Researching:

70%

Time Spent Teaching:

20%

Time Spent Other:

10%

Funding Information

Year of Acquisition:

2007

Locations

Agricultural Research Council	North West University	University of Johannesburg
Cape Penninsula University of Technology	Oceanographic Research Institute	University of KwaZulu-Natal
Central University of Technology	Rhodes University	University of Limpopo
Centre for Proteomics and Genomics Research	Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University	University of Pretoria
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	South African Astronomical Observatory	University of South Africa
Durban University of Technology	South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)	University of the Free State
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO)	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)	University of the Western Cape
iThemba LABS	South African National Space Agency (SANSA)	University of the Witwatersrand
Mintek	South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)	University of Venda
National Institute for Communicable Diseases	Stellenbosch University	University of Zululand
National Museum	Tshwane University of Technology	Vaal University of Technology
National Zoological Gardens	University of Cape Town	Walter Sisulu University
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	University of Fort Hare

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BAe Systems 15m Radio Telescope (Alt-az Mount Prime-focus)

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