Hartebeesthoek Station

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radio telescope station
gptkbp:alternativeName HartRAO
gptkbp:coordinates 25°53′23″S 27°41′08″E
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:currentUse radio astronomy
gptkbp:elevation 1415 metres
gptkbp:established 1961
gptkbp:hasFacility geodetic VLBI station
satellite laser ranging station
gptkbp:hasTelescope 26-metre radio telescope
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hartebeesthoek Station
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Gauteng
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:South_African_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkbp:partOf Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) network
gptkbp:purpose tracking station for NASA
gptkbp:region Magaliesberg mountains
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:astronomy
geodesy
space science
gptkbp:website https://www.hartrao.ac.za/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ESA_ESTRACK
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5