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Radio telescope

A radio telescope is a form of Directional antennae radio Antenna used in radio astronomy and in tracking and collecting data from satellites and space probes....
s that are or have been used for radio astronomy

Radio astronomy

Radio astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that studies Astronomical object at radio frequency. The initial detection of radio waves from an astronomical object was made in the 1930s, but subsequent advances have identified a number of different sources of radio emission....
. It includes both single dishes and interferometric arrays. They are listed by region, then by name; unnamed telescopes are in reverse size order at the end of the lists.
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HartRAO Radio Telescope

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory

The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the Magaliesberg mountain range, Gauteng province, South Africa, about 50 km west of Johannesburg....
, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Joburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the province Capital of Gauteng the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa....
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South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....

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Africa

Name	Location	Remarks
HartRAO Radio Telescope	Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the Magaliesberg mountain range, Gauteng province, South Africa, about 50 km west of Johannesburg.... , Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Joburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the province Capital of Gauteng the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa.... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
Karoo Array Telescope (KAT)	Carnarvon, South Africa Carnarvon, South Africa Carnarvon is a small town in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Originally established in 1860 as the village of Harmsfontein, it was located within the territory of Schietfontein, the only water source in the area and the site of the Rhenish Missionary Society station founded in 1847 by the missionary, Rev....	Twenty 15 m telescopes planned for 2009 as a 1% pathfinder for the Square Kilometre Array Square Kilometre Array The Square Kilometre Array is a radio telescope in development which will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre. It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument.... .

Antarctica

Name	Location	Remarks
Degree Angular Scale Interferometer Degree Angular Scale Interferometer The Degree Angular Scale Interferometer is a telescope located in Antarctica. It is a 13-element interferometer operating between 26 and 36 GHz in ten bands.... (DASI)	Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is a Science and technology in the United States at the South Pole, in Antarctica....	13-element interferometer measuring anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background.
South Pole Telescope South Pole Telescope The South Pole Telescope is a 10 meter diameter telescope located at the South Pole, Antarctica. It is a microwave/extremely high frequency telescope that observes in a frequency range between 70 and 300 GHz.... (SPT)	Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is a Science and technology in the United States at the South Pole, in Antarctica....	10-m microwave telescope making observations of clusters using the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect.

Asia

Name	Location	Remarks
	Delingha Delingha Delingha is capital of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Tibet, China approximately 200 km southeast of Larger Tsaidam. It is closed off to foreigners due to nuclear testing.... , Qinghai Qinghai is a provinces of China of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake. It borders Gansu on the northeast, the Xinjiang on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast, and Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest.... , China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	Dish diameter: 13.7 m. Frequency range: 85 -- 115 GHz. Site altitude: 3200 m. Operated by Purple Mountain Observatory Purple Mountain Observatory Purple Mountain Observatory , also known as Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory located on the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China.... .
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope , located near Pune in India, is the world's largest array of radio telescopes at metre wavelengths. It is operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay.... (GMRT)	Pune Pune Pune ,Pune is the administrative capital of Pune district and the 7th Metro city of India.Pune is known to have existed as a town since 937 AD.... , India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....	Thirty 45 m wire dishes; largest telescope at meter wavelength Wavelength In physics, wavelength is the distance between repeating units of a propagating wave of a given frequency. It is commonly designated by the Greek language letter lambda .... s. Operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics National Centre for Radio Astrophysics India's National Centre for Radio Astrophysics , located on the Pune University Campus, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. At Khodad, 80 km from Pune, NCRA has set up the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope , the world's largest telescope operating at meter wavelengths.... .
Nobeyama radio observatory Nobeyama radio observatory The Nobeyama Radio Observatory is a division of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and consists of three radio instruments located in Nobeyama, a village in the Japan Alps at an elevation of 1350m....	Nagano Prefecture Nagano Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	45m single-dish short-millimetre telescope, and six 10m telescopes of Nobeyama Millimetre Array (NMA), both operated by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan National Astronomical Observatory of Japan The is an astronomy research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii. It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory of the University of Tokyo, International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, and a part of Research Insti... (NAOJ)
(ORT)	Ooty, India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....	approximately 530 m long and 30 m wide operates at 326.5 MHz
	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people.... , China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....	25m. Operated by SHAO (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory)

Australia

Name	Location	Remarks
Australia Telescope Compact Array Australia Telescope Compact Array The Australia Telescope Compact Array is a radio telescope at the Paul Wild Observatory, twenty five kilometres west of the town of Narrabri, New South Wales in Australia....	Narrabri, New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....	6x22m dish aperture synthesis Aperture synthesis Aperture synthesis or synthesis imaging is a type of interferometry that mixes signals from a collection of telescopes to produce images having the same angular resolution as an instrument the size of the entire collection.... array, operated by ATNF (Australia Telescope National Facility Australia Telescope National Facility The Australia Telescope National Facility is a division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia, and is a government-operated research facility dedicated to radio astronomy.... ).
Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope is a radio telescope operating at 843 MHz. It is operated by the School of Physics of the University of Sydney.... (MOST)	Molonglo Molonglo Molonglo can refer to:Molonglo RiverMolonglo PlainsMolonglo electorateMolonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope... (near Canberra Canberra Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.... , ACT Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory is the Capital districts and territories of the Australia and its smallest States and territories of Australia.... )	Operated by the School of Physics at the University of Sydney University of Sydney The University of Sydney is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in Australia. It was established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight " universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance.... . East-west arm of the former Molonglo Cross Telescope, approximately 800 m in length. Operates at 843 MHz.
Mopra Radio Telescope	Mopra Observatory Mopra Observatory The 22-metre Mopra Radio Telescope, located near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility, operated by CSIRO.... , near Coonabarabran, New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....	22 m dish, operated by ATNF (Australia Telescope National Facility Australia Telescope National Facility The Australia Telescope National Facility is a division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia, and is a government-operated research facility dedicated to radio astronomy.... )
Parkes Radio Telescope	Parkes Observatory Parkes Observatory The Parkes Observatory is a radio telescope observatory, 20 kilometres north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia.... , Parkes Parkes, New South Wales Parkes is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of approximately 11,700 . It is the main settlement in the Local Government Areas of Australia of Parkes Shire Council.... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....	64 m telescope (2nd largest movable dish in the Southern Hemisphere), operated by ATNF (Australia Telescope National Facility Australia Telescope National Facility The Australia Telescope National Facility is a division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia, and is a government-operated research facility dedicated to radio astronomy.... )
	Hobart Hobart Hobart is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney.... , Tasmania Tasmania Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....	26 m telescope, operated by the University of Tasmania University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania is an Australian university, with three campuses in Tasmania. A 'Sandstone universities', it is the fourth-oldest university in Australia....
	Ceduna, South Australia South Australia South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....	30 m telescope, operated by the University of Tasmania University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania is an Australian university, with three campuses in Tasmania. A 'Sandstone universities', it is the fourth-oldest university in Australia....
	Mid-west region of Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....	ASKAP, the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. 30-40 antennas, each 12 m with ~ 30 sq degrees FoV at 1.4 GHz. Operated by ATNF (Australia Telescope National Facility Australia Telescope National Facility The Australia Telescope National Facility is a division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia, and is a government-operated research facility dedicated to radio astronomy.... )

Europe

Name	Location	Remarks
Arcminute Microkelvin Imager Arcminute Microkelvin Imager The Arcminute Microkelvin Imager is an interferometer radio telescope designed principally to image secondary anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background at higher angular resolution than the Very Small Array....	Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory is home to a number of large aperture synthesis radio telescopes, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5-km Ryle Telescope, and the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager.... , Cambridge Cambridge The city status in the United Kingdom of Cambridge is a College town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about 50 miles north of London.... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
Dwingeloo (CAMRAS) Dwingeloo Radio Observatory The Dwingeloo Radio Observatory , is a single dish radio telescope with a diameter of 25 m. Construction started in 1954, the telescope was completed in 1956....	Dwingeloo Dwingeloo Dwingeloo is a town halfway between Meppel and Assen in the Netherlands province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld.The radio telescope of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory is located on the edge of the Dwingeloo Heath, 3 km south of the village.... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....	25 m steerable dish, formerly operated by ASTRON Astron Astron may refer to:* the Mitsubishi Astron engine* ASTRON, the Dutch foundation for astronomy research, operating the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope and LOFAR... , now in restoration by CAMRAS
Effelsberg Effelsberg Since its inauguration in 1972, the Effelsberg 100-m radio telescope is one of the world's largest fully steerable telescopes. It operates at wavelengths from about 7 mm to 90 cm....	Bad Münstereifel-Effelsberg near Bonn Bonn Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the Capital of Germany West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....	100 m dish operated by Max Planck Institut für Radioastronomie
European VLBI Network European VLBI Network The European VLBI Network was formed in 1980 by a consortium of five of the major radio astronomy institutes in Europe . Since 1980, the EVN and the Consortium has grown to include 9 institutes with 12 radio telescopes in 8 western European countries as well as associated institutes with telescopes in Poland, Russia, Ukraine, China and South... (EVN)	Distributed across Europe with members located in China China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia.... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.... and the USA	VLBI array operated by the European Consortium for VLBI
IRAM - 30m	Pico Veleta, in Granada Granada Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada , in the autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia, Spain.... , Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	30m dish operated by the Institute for Millimetric Radio Astronomy (Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique, IRAM); works in the millimeter range (1mm to 3mm) both with superheterodyne Superheterodyne receiver In electronics, the superheterodyne receiver is a receiver which uses the principle of frequency mixing or heterodyning to convert the received signal to a lower "intermediate" frequency, which can be more conveniently processed than the original carrier frequency.... and bolometric Bolometer A bolometer is a device for measuring the energy of incident electromagnetic radiation. It was invented in 1878 by the American astronomer Samuel Pierpont Langley.... detectors.
Lovell Telescope Lovell Telescope The Lovell Telescope is a radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey, Cheshire in the north-west of England. When it was constructed in the mid 1950s, the telescope was the largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world at 76.2 m in diameter;...	Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a Counties of England in North West England. The county town, and the location of the county council, is the City status in the United Kingdom of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town in terms of area and population is Warrington.... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	76 m dish
RT-70(P-2500)	Center for deep space communications, Evpatoria, Crimea Crimea Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name.... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....	, 70 m telescope, operating range 5–300 GHz
RT-70(P-2500)	Galenki, Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....	RT-70, 70 m telescope, operating range 5–300 GHz
RT-70(P-2500)	plato Suffa, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a Landlocked_country#Doubly_landlocked_country country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union....	RT-70, operating range 5–300 GHz
LOFAR LOFAR LOFAR is the LOw Frequency ARray for radio astronomy. LOFAR is being built by ASTRON and will be operated by ASTRON's Radio Observatory. It is a project to build an interferometer array of radio telescopes distributed across the Netherlands, with at least five stations in Germany one station in Great Britain, France and Sweden, and poss... (LOw Frequency ARray)	Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... ; in the future, Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population.... , France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France.... ,Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....	Low frequency array of dipole antennas at 1.3 to 30m wavelengths, with a strongly distributed signal processing system. The telescope beam is constructed in software from combinations of antenna signals.
Mark II Mark II (radio telescope) The Mark II is a radio telescope located at Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey, Cheshire, in the north-west of England. It was built on the site of the old 218 ft Transit Telescope....	Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a Counties of England in North West England. The county town, and the location of the county council, is the City status in the United Kingdom of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town in terms of area and population is Warrington.... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	25 m dish
MERLIN Merlin Merlin is best known as the Magician featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures.... (Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network)	United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....	Consists of the Cambridge 32 m at Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory is home to a number of large aperture synthesis radio telescopes, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5-km Ryle Telescope, and the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager.... , Darnhall Darnhall Darnhall is a civil parish and small village to the southwest of Winsford in the England county of Cheshire. It is situated on the southern edge of borough of Vale Royal.... , Defford Defford Defford is a small village in Worcestershire, England between Pershore and Upton-upon-Severn.There is a small grassed airstrip nearby which had a satellite ground station close by for many years.... , Tabley (also known as Pickmere) and Knockin Knockin Knockin is a village and civil parish located on the B4396 in Shropshire, England. It lies in the borough of Oswestry . It comprises mainly historic detached buildings in a rural setting.... . Also includes the Lovell Lovell Telescope The Lovell Telescope is a radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey, Cheshire in the north-west of England. When it was constructed in the mid 1950s, the telescope was the largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world at 76.2 m in diameter;... and Mark II Mark II (radio telescope) The Mark II is a radio telescope located at Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey, Cheshire, in the north-west of England. It was built on the site of the old 218 ft Transit Telescope.... telescopes at Jodrell Bank Jodrell Bank The Jodrell Bank Observatory is an observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes, and is part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.... .
Metsähovi Radio Observatory Metsähovi Radio Observatory The Mets?hovi Radio Observatory is an Observatory affiliated with the Helsinki University of Technology. Its main premises are in Mets?hovi, Kylm?l?, 35 km west of the campus of the Helsinki University of Technology....	Kylmälä, Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi is a Municipalities of Finland of inhabitants in southern Finland. The literal meaning of the words "Kirkkonummi" and "Kyrksl?tt" in English language is "church moor".... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....	13.7 m dish, operates at 2 to 150 GHz, surface accuracy 0.1 mm (rms).
Nançay Radio Telescope Nançay Radio Telescope The Nan?ay Decimetric Radio Telescope is located in the small town of Nan?ay, France, two hours' drive south of Paris, France. The radio telescope saw first light in 1965, after an inauguration by the then President of France, Charles de Gaulle.... (NRT)	Nançay, France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
Northern Cross	Medicina Radio Observatory Medicina Radio Observatory The Medicina Radiotelescopes are located 30 km from Bologna, Italy and are operated by the Radio Astronomy Institute of the National Institute for Astrophysics of the government of Italy.... , Medicina Medicina Medicina is an Italy comune with c. 16,000 inhabitants in the province of Bologna, part of the region of Emilia-Romagna.... , Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Po Valley , between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, exactly between the Reno River and the S?vena River.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	32000 m² interferometer, cylindrical-paraboloid steerable over NS., 408 MHz, Beam=3'
Plateau de Bure Interferometer Plateau de Bure Interferometer The Plateau de Bure Interferometer is a six-antenna interferometer on the Plateau de Bure in France, operated by the Institut de radioastronomie millim?trique....	Plateau de Bure, Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac River joins the Is?re River.Located in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France, Grenoble is the capital of the Departments of France of Is?re.... , France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....	Originally an array of 3 antennas, since 2005 has 6 antennas, operating at millimeter wavelengths.
RATAN-600	Bolshoi Zelenchuk, Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....	600 m dish, operates at 610 MHz to 30 GHz, world's largest diameter individual radio telescope
Ryle Telescope Ryle Telescope The Ryle Telescope was a linear east-west radio telescope array at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory. In 2004 three of the telescopes were moved to create a compact two-dimensional array of telescopes at the east end of the Interferometry....	Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory is home to a number of large aperture synthesis radio telescopes, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5-km Ryle Telescope, and the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager.... , Cambridge Cambridge The city status in the United Kingdom of Cambridge is a College town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about 50 miles north of London.... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	Eight 13 m dishes, and is currently used as one part of the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager Arcminute Microkelvin Imager The Arcminute Microkelvin Imager is an interferometer radio telescope designed principally to image secondary anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background at higher angular resolution than the Very Small Array.... .
TNA 1500	Kalyasin, Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....	64 m fully steerable dish, up to 5.86 GHz
TNA 1500	Medvezhji Ozera(Bear Lakes), Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....	64 m fully steerable dish, up to 5.86 GHz
Torun RT4 32 m	Torun Centre for Astronomy Torun Centre for Astronomy The Torun Centre for Astronomy is an optical and radio observatory located at near about 15 km north of Torun, Poland. It houses two single-dish Antenna telescopes, 32 metres and 15 metres in diameter, as well as the largest Polish optical telescope - 90-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain camera.... , Torun Torun Torun is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River, with population over 207,190 as of 2006, making it the second largest city of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, after Bydgoszcz.... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....	RT4 (32 m) parabolic antenna
Torun RT3 15 m	Torun Centre for Astronomy Torun Centre for Astronomy The Torun Centre for Astronomy is an optical and radio observatory located at near about 15 km north of Torun, Poland. It houses two single-dish Antenna telescopes, 32 metres and 15 metres in diameter, as well as the largest Polish optical telescope - 90-cm Schmidt-Cassegrain camera.... , Torun Torun Torun is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River, with population over 207,190 as of 2006, making it the second largest city of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, after Bydgoszcz.... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....	RT3 (15 m) antenna.
Ukrainian T-shaped Radio telescope, second modification Ukrainian T-shaped Radio telescope, second modification The Ukrainian T-shaped Radio telescope, second modification is the world's largest radio telescope at decametre wavelengths. It was built in the early 1970s near the village of Grakovo , 65 km south-east from Kharkov, Ukraine.... (UTR-2)	Grakovo, Kharkiv Kharkiv Kharkiv , or Kharkov is the second largest city in Ukraine.It was the first capital of Soviet Ukraine, now the Capital of the Kharkiv Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Kharkiv Oblast within the oblast.... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....	World's largest radio telescope at decametre Decametre A decametre also dekametre is a very rarely used Units of measurement of length in the metric system, equal to ten metres, the International System of Units SI base unit of length.... wavelengths (max. collective area 150 000 m²).
Very Small Array Very Small Array The Very Small Array is a 14-element interferometer radio telescope operating between 26 and 36 GHz that is used to study the cosmic microwave background radiation.... (VSA)	Observatorio del Teide, Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union.... , Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	Array of 14 dish Satellite dish A satellite dish is a type of parabolic antenna that receives or transmits electromagnetic signals to and from another location typically a satellite.... es, with two larger source-subtraction dish Satellite dish A satellite dish is a type of parabolic antenna that receives or transmits electromagnetic signals to and from another location typically a satellite.... es. Controlled remotely from UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe.... .
Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope is an aperture synthesis interferometer that consists of a linear array of 14 antenna s arranged on a 2.7 kilometre East-West line.... (WSRT)	Westerbork, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....	Array of radio telescopes
Yebes RT 40 m	, Yebes Yebes Yebes is a municipality located in the Guadalajara , Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 235 inhabitants.... , Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to the following places:: Mexico::Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico: Spain::Guadalajara , a province in Castile-La Mancha:Guadalajara ... , Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	40 m parabolic steerable telescope for mm and cm wavelenghts
32 m	Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center Ventspils Starptautiskais Radioastronomijas Centrs VIRAC, Ventspils Starptautiskais Radioastronomijas Centrs or the VentspilsInternational radio astronomy Centre is an ex-Soviet Union installation 30 km north of Ventspils, Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea.... , Irbene, Latvia Latvia Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....	32-meter fully steerable parabolic, centimetre-wave range antenna RT-32 http://www.virac.lv/
32 m VLBI dish	Medicina Radio Observatory Medicina Radio Observatory The Medicina Radiotelescopes are located 30 km from Bologna, Italy and are operated by the Radio Astronomy Institute of the National Institute for Astrophysics of the government of Italy.... , Medicina Medicina Medicina is an Italy comune with c. 16,000 inhabitants in the province of Bologna, part of the region of Emilia-Romagna.... , Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Po Valley , between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, exactly between the Reno River and the S?vena River.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	32 m, fully steerable dish, 1400 MHz...43 GHz
32 m VLBI dish	Noto Radio Observatory Noto Radio Observatory The Noto VLBI Station is a radio observatory located on Sicily outside of the city of Noto . The facility is operated by the Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna.... , Noto Noto Noto is a city in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse, Italy at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia.... ,	32 m, fully steerable dish, 300 MHz-86 GHz. Operates both as part of astronomical and geodetic VLBI network and as a single dish.
25 m telescope	Onsala Space Observatory Onsala Space Observatory Onsala Space Observatory is the Sweden National Facility for Radio Astronomy located 45 km south of Gothenburg in Onsala. It operates two radio telescopes in the mm and cm wavelength regions.... , Onsala Onsala Onsala is the biggest peninsula in Sweden, 40 kilometers south of Gothenburg, and is part of Kungsbacka Municipality.The population is around 12-14,000 with a densely inhabited east coast, mainly consisting of villas.... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....	25 m telescope
22 m telescope	Simeiz Observatory Simeiz Observatory Simeiz Observatory was an astronomy research observatory until the mid 1950s. It is located on Mount Koshka, Crimea, Ukraine by the town of Simeiz.... , Simeiz Simeiz Simeiz is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine.It is located by the southern slopes of the main range of Crimean Mountains at the base of Mount Koshka, 18 kilometers west from Yalta.... , Crimea Crimea Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name.... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....	22-m radio telescope for mm and cm radio waves. Located at the foot of mount Koshka (Cat) in Katsiveli (near Simeiz). Belongs to the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, the Department of Radioastronomy.
20 m telescope	Onsala Space Observatory Onsala Space Observatory Onsala Space Observatory is the Sweden National Facility for Radio Astronomy located 45 km south of Gothenburg in Onsala. It operates two radio telescopes in the mm and cm wavelength regions.... , Onsala Onsala Onsala is the biggest peninsula in Sweden, 40 kilometers south of Gothenburg, and is part of Kungsbacka Municipality.The population is around 12-14,000 with a densely inhabited east coast, mainly consisting of villas.... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....	20 m telescope
ADU-1000	Center for deep space communications, Evpatoria, Crimea Crimea Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name.... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....	8 mirrors with diameter of 16 meters. Square is 1000 sq. meters.
16 m	Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center, Irbene, Latvia Latvia Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....	16-meter diameter antenna RT-16 http://www.virac.lv/

North America

Name	Location	Remarks
Allen Telescope Array Allen Telescope Array The Allen Telescope Array , formerly known as the One Hectare Telescope , is a joint effort by the SETI Institute and the Radio Astronomy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley to construct a radio interferometer that is dedicated to astronomical observations and a simultaneous SETI....	Hat Creek Radio Observatory Hat Creek Radio Observatory The Hat Creek Radio Observatory is operated by the Radio Astronomy Laboratory . It is located approximately 467 km north-east of San Francisco, California at an elevation of 1280m above sea level in Hat Creek, California .... , Hat Creek Hat Creek Hat Creek is a stream in Northern California. The creek rises in two forks on the eastern slopes of Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park, and flows northward through Lassen National Forest to its mouth at Lake Britton near Burney, California.... , California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California.... , USA	42 6-m gregorian offset dishes using log periodic cooled feed covering .5GHz - 11.5GHz. Operated by joint agreement between Radio Astronomy Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public university research university located in Berkeley, California, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines.... and the SETI Institute SETI Institute The SETI Institute is a not-for-profit organization researching the possibilities of life beyond Earth, a scientific discipline known as astrobiology....
Arecibo Observatory Arecibo Observatory The Arecibo Observatory is a very sensitive radio telescope located approximately south-southwest from the city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico....	Arecibo Arecibo, Puerto Rico Arecibo is a Municipalities of Puerto Rico in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean, north of Utuado, Puerto Rico and Ciales, Puerto Rico; east of Hatillo, Puerto Rico; and west of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, and Florida, Puerto Rico.... , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....	World's largest single-dish radio telescope.
ARO 12m Radio Telescope ARO 12m Radio Telescope Sorry, no overview for this topic	Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak National Observatory The Kitt Peak National Observatory is a United States astronomy observatory located on a 2,096 m mountain of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham, 88 kilometers southwest of Tucson, Arizona.... , Tucson Tucson, Arizona Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.... , Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona.... , USA	Previously operated by the NRAO National Radio Astronomy Observatory The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a FFRDC of the United States National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc for the purpose of radio astronomy.... , this telescope is currently operated by the University of Arizona's University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and Space grant colleges Public university institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States.... Arizona Radio Observatory Arizona Radio Observatory The Arizona Radio Observatory , a part of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, operates the ARO 12m Radio Telescope on Kitt Peak and the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope on Mount Graham.... , part of Steward Observatory Steward Observatory The University of Arizona's Steward Observatorys main office is located on the University's campus and is closely tied to the Department of Astronomy.... .
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Caltech Submillimeter Observatory The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is a diameter submillimeter wavelength telescope situated alongside the James_Clerk_Maxwell_Telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory....	Mauna Kea Observatory Mauna Kea Observatory The Observatories at Mauna Kea, , are an independent collection of astronomical research facilities located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Hawaii , United States.... , Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia.... , USA	10.4 m (34 ft) diameter submillimeter wavelength telescope
Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy The Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy is an astronomical instrument comprising 23 radio telescopes. These telescopes form an astronomical interferometer where all the signals are combined in a purpose-built computer to produce high-resolution astronomical images.... (CARMA)	Owens Valley Radio Observatory Owens Valley Radio Observatory The Owens Valley Radio Observatory is a observatory located near Bishop, California, California, approximately 250 miles north of Los Angeles on the east side of the Sierra Nevada .... , Big Pine, California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California.... , USA	Heterogeneous interferometer array composed of 6 10-m elements, 9 6-m elements, covering frequencies ranging from 75-115GHz, ~230, and ~345GHz. Operated by joint agreements between Radio Astronomy Laboratory University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public university research university located in Berkeley, California, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines.... , Caltech, University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university located in the city of College Park, Maryland in Prince George's County, Maryland outside Washington, D.C.... , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory The Five College Radio Astronomical Observatory was founded in 1969 by the Five Colleges Astronomy Department . From its inception, the observatory has emphasized research, the development of technology and the training of students—both graduate school and undergraduate.... (FCRAO)	Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst is a New England town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2000 census, the population was 34,874.... , Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north.... , USA	Operated by UMass Amherst
Green Bank Interferometer Green Bank Interferometer The Green Bank Interferometer is a former radio astronomy telescope located at Green Bank, West Virginia, West Virginia and operated by the NRAO.... (GBI)	Green Bank Green Bank, West Virginia Green Bank is a community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountains. Green Bank is located along WV 28.... , West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast.... , USA	Three 26 meter (85 ft) radio telescopes operated by NRAO
Green Bank Telescope Green Bank Telescope The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope and the world's largest land-based movable structure.... (GBT)	Green Bank Green Bank, West Virginia Green Bank is a community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountains. Green Bank is located along WV 28.... , West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast.... , USA	World's largest fully mobile single-dish radio telescope
Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope The Submillimeter Telescope , formerly known as the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope, is a submillimetre astronomy radio telescope located on Mount Graham, Arizona.... (SMT)	Mount Graham Mount Graham Mount Graham is a mountain in southeastern Arizona in the United States, in the Coronado National Forest. It is the highest mountain in the Pinale?o Mountains.... , Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona.... , USA	10-meter radio telescope operated by the University of Arizona's University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and Space grant colleges Public university institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States.... Arizona Radio Observatory Arizona Radio Observatory The Arizona Radio Observatory , a part of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, operates the ARO 12m Radio Telescope on Kitt Peak and the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope on Mount Graham.... , part of Steward Observatory Steward Observatory The University of Arizona's Steward Observatorys main office is located on the University's campus and is closely tied to the Department of Astronomy.... .
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope James Clerk Maxwell Telescope The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a 15-metre Terahertz radiation telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. It is the largest astronomical telescope in the world designed specifically to operate in the submillimetre astronomy regime ....	Mauna Kea Observatory Mauna Kea Observatory The Observatories at Mauna Kea, , are an independent collection of astronomical research facilities located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Hawaii , United States.... , Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia.... , USA	15-metre submillimetre-wavelength telescope operated by the Joint Astronomy Centre Joint Astronomy Centre The Joint Astronomy Centre operates United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands telescopes at Mauna Kea Observatory, and provides support for other telescopes and public outreach activities....
Large Millimeter Telescope Large Millimeter Telescope The Large Millimeter Telescope was inaugurated on 22 November 2006. It is the world's largest and most sensitive single-aperture telescope in its frequency range, built for observing radio waves in the wave lengths from approximately 0.85 to 4 mm.... (LMT)	Sierra Negra Sierra Negra Sierra Negra is an extinct volcanic companion peak of Mexico's highest mountain, the Pico de Orizaba . At up to 4,640 m above sea level it is one of Mexico's highest peaks, perhaps even the fourth highest, though it is usually listed fifth.... , Puebla Puebla Puebla is a Political divisions of Mexico located in the center east of the country, to the east of Mexico City.The state of Puebla borders the states of Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo , Mexico State, Tlaxcala, and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south.... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....	A 50 m. telescope in millimetric wavelengths, the largest single dish instrument operating at this frequencies.
Morehead State University 21m.	Morehead Morehead, Kentucky Morehead is a city of Rowan County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,914 at the 2000 United States Census. The city is named for James Turner Morehead .... , Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States.... , USA	A 21 m. telescope used for academic research and satellite data retrieval and control.
Solar monitor, two 1.8 m dishes	Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is a research facility located south-west of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. The site houses three instruments – an interferometer radio telescope, a 26-m single-dish Antenna , and a Sun flux monitor – and supports engineering laboratory.... , Penticton, British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu .... , Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....	The first dish here was originally a backup for the Algonquin site, but when the AGO site was later closed its instrument moved to DRAO and became its backup.
SRI International SRI International SRI International, founded as Stanford Research Institute, is one of the world's largest contract research institutes. Based in the United States, the trustees of Stanford University established it in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region.... Antenna Facility	Palo Alto Palo Alto, California Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States.... , California, USA	45.7 m parabolic reflector. Owned by the U.S. Government Federal government of the United States The Federal Government of the United States is the central current reigning United States governmental body, established by the United States Constitution.... and constructed by SRI on land leased from Stanford University Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States.... , the Antenna Facility is known locally as "the Dish."
Submillimeter Array Submillimeter Array The Submillimeter Array consists of eight 6 m diameter radio telescopes arranged as an interferometer for submillimetre astronomy wavelength observations.... (SMA)	Mauna Kea Observatory Mauna Kea Observatory The Observatories at Mauna Kea, , are an independent collection of astronomical research facilities located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Hawaii , United States.... , Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia.... , USA	Operated jointly by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is a "research institute" of the Smithsonian Institution headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it is joined with the Harvard College Observatory to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics .... and the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics of Taiwan.
Synthesis Telescope, seven-element interferometer	Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is a research facility located south-west of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. The site houses three instruments – an interferometer radio telescope, a 26-m single-dish Antenna , and a Sun flux monitor – and supports engineering laboratory.... , Penticton, British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu .... , Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
Very Large Array Very Large Array The Very Large Array is a radio astronomy observatory located on the Plains of San Augustin, between the towns of Magdalena, New Mexico and Datil, New Mexico, some fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States.... (VLA)	Socorro Socorro, New Mexico Socorro is a city in Socorro County, New Mexico in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It stands in the Rio Grande Valley, at an elevation of 4579 feet .... , New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S.... , USA	Array of 27 dish Satellite dish A satellite dish is a type of parabolic antenna that receives or transmits electromagnetic signals to and from another location typically a satellite.... es. Part of NRAO.
Very Long Baseline Array Very Long Baseline Array The Very Long Baseline Array is a system of ten radio telescopes controlled remotely from the Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico, New Mexico by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.... (VLBA)	Socorro Socorro, New Mexico Socorro is a city in Socorro County, New Mexico in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It stands in the Rio Grande Valley, at an elevation of 4579 feet .... , New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S.... USA (operations center)	Array system of 10 radio telescopes; dishes are located at Mauna Kea, Hawaii Mauna Kea Mauna Kea is a volcano#volcanic activity in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five volcanoes which together form the Hawaii . Mauna kea means "white mountain" in the Hawaiian language, a reference to its summit being regularly covered by snow in winter.... , Owens Valley, California, Brewster, Washington Brewster, Washington Brewster is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, Washington, United States. The population was 2,189 at the 2000 United States Census.... , Kitt Peak, Arizona, Pie Town, New Mexico Pie Town, New Mexico Pie Town is an unincorporated area on U.S. Route 60 in Catron County, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States. Its name comes from a dried-apple pie business that was established by Clyde Norman in the early 1920s.... , Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos is a townsite and census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States. The population of the CDP was 11,909 at the United States Census, 2000.... , Fort Davis, Texas Fort Davis, Texas Fort Davis is a census-designated place in Jeff Davis County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 1,050 at the 2000 United States Census.... , North Liberty, Iowa North Liberty, Iowa North Liberty is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City, Iowa and part of the Iowa City metropolitan area.... , Hancock, New Hampshire Hancock, New Hampshire Hancock is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,739 at the 2000 census. Hancock is home to the Welch Family Farm Forest.... , and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
46 metre Metre The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes.... dish	Algonquin Radio Observatory Algonquin Radio Observatory The Algonquin Radio Observatory is a radio telescope research facility located in the Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. The site's primary instrument is a major 46 m parabolic-dish radio antenna.... , Algonquin Park, Ontario Ontario Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area.... , Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....	Most recently operated by Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada is a Ministry of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing.... as a member of the International VLBI Service
26-m single-dish	Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is a research facility located south-west of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. The site houses three instruments – an interferometer radio telescope, a 26-m single-dish Antenna , and a Sun flux monitor – and supports engineering laboratory.... , Penticton, British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu .... , Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....	Formerly a BMEWS AN/FPS-92 antenna, likely re-located from Fort Churchill Fort Churchill (rocket launch site) Fort Churchill is a rocket launching complex located in Churchill, Manitoba at . The site has been used on and off since the mid-1950s for sub-orbital launches of various sounding rockets during several major studies.... .
Two 26 m dishes	Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is an astronomy observatory located in the United States in Balsam Grove, North Carolina. It is operated as a not-for-profit foundation.... (PARI), Rosman Rosman, North Carolina Rosman is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 490 at the 2000 census.... , North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north.... , USA

South America

Name	Location	Remarks
Atacama Large Millimeter Array Atacama Large Millimeter Array The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is an international astronomy project that consists of an astronomical interferometer formed from an array of radio telescopes, located at Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the Atacama desert in northern Chile.... (ALMA)	Llano de Chajnantor Observatory Llano de Chajnantor Observatory Llano de Chajnantor Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at 5104 m altitude in the Chilean Atacama desert, 50 kilometers to the east of San Pedro de Atacama.... , Atacama Desert Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, covering a 966 km strip of land on the Pacific Ocean coast of South America, west of the Andes mountains.... , Chile Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....	54 dishes with 12-m diameter and 12 dishes with 7-m diameter, sensitive to wavelengths between radio Radio Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space.... and infrared Infrared Infrared radiation is electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is longer than that of visible light , but shorter than that of terahertz radiation and microwaves .... (submillimetre astronomy Submillimetre astronomy Submillimetre astronomy or submillimeter astronomy is the branch of observational astronomy that is conducted at terahertz radiation of the electromagnetic spectrum.... ). Largest and most expensive ground-based telescope in the world until LOFAR LOFAR LOFAR is the LOw Frequency ARray for radio astronomy. LOFAR is being built by ASTRON and will be operated by ASTRON's Radio Observatory. It is a project to build an interferometer array of radio telescopes distributed across the Netherlands, with at least five stations in Germany one station in Great Britain, France and Sweden, and poss... is commenced.
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment Atacama Pathfinder Experiment The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment is a radio telescope located at 5,100 meters above sea level, at Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the Atacama desert, in northern Chile, 50 kilometers to the east of San Pedro de Atacama.... (APEX)	Atacama Desert Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, covering a 966 km strip of land on the Pacific Ocean coast of South America, west of the Andes mountains.... , Chile Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....	12 m telescope located at the Chajnantor plateau
Northeastern Space Radio Observatory Northeastern Space Radio Observatory The Northeastern Space Radio Observatory or Radio-Observatorio Espacial do Nordeste is a VLBI Antenna located at Fortaleza, Brazil....	Eusébio Eusébio, Ceará Eus?bio is a city in the state of Cear?, Brazil.... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....	14,2 m telescope
Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST)	ESO in La Silla, Chile Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....	15 m telescope. Decommissioned in 2003

Space-based

Name	Location	Remarks
HALCA HALCA The HALCA , also known as MUSES-B before launch and Haruka after launch, is a Japanese owned 8 meter diameter radio telescope satellite which was used for Very Long Baseline Interferometry.... (Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy)	Earth orbit with an apogee altitude of 21,400 km and a perigee altitude of 560 km.
Zond 3 Zond 3 Zond 3, a member of the Soviet Union Zond program, was the first Zond spacecraft to successfully complete its mission and took a number of amazing photographs for its time....	Russian spacecraft carrying a radio telescope

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