The Noto radio observatory (operated by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics) was completed in 1988 and since then it has been performing astronomical, geodetic and space science observations.
geographic longitude: | 14° 59′ 20″ |
geographic latitude: | 36° 52′ 33″ |
altitude above sea level: | 90 m |
diameter telescope: | 32 m |
minimum elevation: | 5° |
Available observing mode: single dish, Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).
Frequencies used currently:
Frequency band | Observing mode |
300 – 420 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
1316 – 1722 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
2213 – 2389 MHz | single dish |
4620 – 5020 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
5100 – 7250 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
8205 – 8938 MHz | single dish, VLBI |
18 – 26 GHz | single dish, VLBI |
34 – 50 GHz | single dish, VLBI |
80 – 116 GHz | single dish, VLBI |
Research programs: geodynamical research, galactic research (radio emission from active binary systems, radio emission from stellar winds, masers), extragalactic research (compact steep spectrum radio sources)