Green Bank Telescope (GBT)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:aperture fully steerable
gptkbp:built 1997-2000
gptkbp:diameter 100 meters
gptkbp:elevation 825 meters
gptkbp:firstLight August 2000
gptkbp:frequency 0.1 GHz to 116 GHz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Green Bank Telescope (GBT)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Green_Bank,_West_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:notableFor largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Green_Bank_Observatory
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Radio_Quiet_Zone
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter off-axis paraboloid
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:VLBI_(Very_Long_Baseline_Interferometry)
SETI research
molecular spectroscopy
radio astronomy
pulsar observations
gptkbp:website https://greenbankobservatory.org/science/telescopes/gbt/
gptkbp:weight 7,600 metric tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Green_Bank_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5