NSF Arecibo Observatory (until 2020)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NSF_Arecibo_Observatory_(until_2020)
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Predicate Object
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gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
IEEE Section
gptkbp:built 1960-1963
gptkbp:collapsed December 1, 2020
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:William_E._Gordon
gptkbp:destroyedBy August 2020
gptkbp:diameter 305 meters
gptkbp:elevation 497 meters
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gptkb:SETI@home_project
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gptkb:GoldenEye_(film)
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NSF Arecibo Observatory (until 2020)
gptkbp:latitude 18.3442° N
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arecibo,_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:longitude 66.7528° W
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Universities_Space_Research_Association
gptkb:University_of_Central_Florida
gptkb:Yang_Enterprises
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Arecibo
gptkbp:notableFinds Arecibo Message transmission
first binary pulsar
first exoplanets
gptkbp:opened 1963
gptkbp:openToPublic gptkb:museum
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:receiverFrequencyRange 50 MHz to 10 GHz
gptkbp:status collapsed
decommissioned
gptkbp:structureType spherical reflector
gptkbp:surface 73,000 square meters
gptkbp:usedFor SETI research
atmospheric science
radar observations of planets
radio astronomy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 3