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Warkworth Radio Telescope


The Warkworth 12m Radio Telescope is located just south of Warkworth off SH1 about 50km north of Auckland.

Radio Telescope
The Warkworth 12m Radio Telescope is operated by the Institute od Radio Astronomy and Space Research, AUT University. It was constructed in 2008

Technical Information
12m diameter antenna designed and constructed by COBHAM Satcom, Patriot Products division.

Surface precision : 0.3 mm (RMS)

Slewing rates    : (5 deg/s in azimuth and 1.25 deg/s in elevation)

Acceleration     : (1.3 deg/s/s)

Wavelength       : S-Band and X-Band

Dual polarization S and X-band feeds from COBHAM with room temperature receivers, the receiver systems cover 2.2 to 2.4 GHz at S-band and 8.1 to 9.1 GHz at X-band.