The URAN-1 radio telescope
A station of URAN decameter interferometer network, the URAN-1 telescope is situated in Zmiiv, Kharkiv Region, Ukraine. It is operated by Institute of Radio Astronomy of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kharkiv).
geographic longitude: | 36° 21′ 13′′ |
geographic latitude: | 49° 39′ 57′′ |
Antenna specifications
Frequency range: | 8-32 MHz (up to 40 MHz possible) |
Antenna type: | antenna array of wideband dipoles |
Number of array elements: | 96 (4 × 24) |
Antenna array dimensions: | 200 × 29 m |
Effective area: | 5 500 m2 at 20 MHz |
Antenna polarizations: | two linear polarizations |
Best beam width (HPBW): | 5° × 30° (at 25 MHz) |