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Warkworth 30m Radio Telescope

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until 3 July 2023. It is now operated by SpaceOps NZ under licence from Spark. The antenna was commissioned in 1984 by New Zealand Post Office for international telecommunications via a geostationary satellite.
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at the Spark Warkworth Station Site 2, located just south of
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The telescope is a 30-metre Cassegrain wheel-and-track
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Warkworth 2 dish

Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory
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36°26′00″S 174°39′46″E / 36.4332°S 174.6629°E / -36.4332; 174.6629
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Wavelength
First light
radio telescope
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Warkworth 30m Radio Telescope is located in New Zealand

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Warkworth, New Zealand
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Auckland University of Technology
beam waveguide antenna
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The telescope and associated buildings
Closer view of the dish and track/wheel assembly
Close up of the dish and secondary reflector
Manufacturers Plate
Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory
Warkworth 12m Radio Telescope
Radio astronomy

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