Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Five-hundred-meter_Aperture_Spherical_Telescope_(FAST)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:China_Sky_Eye
gptkbp:constructionStartYear March 2011
gptkbp:cost 1.2 billion yuan
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Nan_Rendong
gptkbp:diameter 500 meters
gptkbp:first_light September 2016
gptkbp:frequency 70 MHz to 3 GHz
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Development_and_Reform_Commission_of_China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST)
gptkbp:largest_filled-aperture_radio_telescope true
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Nan_Rendong
gptkbp:locatedIn natural karst depression
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pingtang_County,_Guizhou,_China
gptkbp:notableFinds over 700 new pulsars (as of 2023)
gptkbp:number_of_panels 4450
gptkbp:opened January 2020
gptkbp:openToPublic limited international access since 2021
gptkbp:operator gptkb:National_Astronomical_Observatories,_Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:purpose radio astronomy
search for extraterrestrial intelligence
pulsar observation
gptkbp:replacedBy Arecibo Observatory (as largest single-dish radio telescope)
gptkbp:surface active reflector
gptkbp:website http://fast.bao.ac.cn/en/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arecibo_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5