Building the New VGOS Radio Telescope at Hartebeesthoek as Part of Our New Geodetic Infrastructure
Abstract
The Geodesy Programme at Hartebeesthoek has been expanding since its first geodetic VLBI session with the 26-m radio telescope during 1986. Various equipment types were added on site as well as at several remote locations. The latest additions and expansions include a Site Tie, a data management system, and a VGOS dish. The VGOS dish project plan for implementation is a long-term undertaking which started during 2014. Mechanical commissioning has concluded during June 2018; the next stage will be sourcing and equipping it with the necessary receiver and backend instruments.
- Publication:
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International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry 2018 General Meeting Proceedings: "Global Geodesy and the Role of VGOS - Fundamental to Sustainable Development
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019ivs..conf...23M