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Arecibo Radio Telescope
William E. Gordon Telescope
Former radio telescope in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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Statements about
Arecibo Radio Telescope
Coordinate Location
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18.3442°N 66.7528°W
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
Arecibo
Image
Diameter
304.8 metre
Applies to Part
:
Primary Mirror
27 metre
Applies to Part
:
Secondary Mirror
221 metre
Applies to Part
:
Illuminated Aperture
Operator
Cornell University
(1963 - 10/1/2011)
Start Time
:
1963
End Time
:
10/1/2011
SRI International
(10/1/2011 - 4/1/2018)
Start Time
:
10/1/2011
End Time
:
4/1/2018
Universities Space Research Association
(10/1/2011 - 4/1/2018)
Start Time
:
10/1/2011
End Time
:
4/1/2018
University of Central Florida
(4/1/2018 - )
Start Time
:
4/1/2018
Area
73,000 square metre
Named After
Arecibo
William E. Gordon
Applies to Name of Subject
:
William E. Gordon Telescope
Applies to Name of Subject
:
William-E.-Gordon-Teleskop
James Gregory
Applies to Part
:
Spherical Reflector
Has Part(s) of the Class
Altazimuth Mount
Spherical Reflector
Elevation Above Sea Level
498 metre
Instance Of
Radio Telescope
Gregorian Telescope
Part Of
Arecibo Observatory
Owned By
National Science Foundation
Significant Event
Order
(11/6/1959)
Main Subject
:
Feasibility Study
Point in Time
:
11/6/1959
Construction
(1960 - November 1963)
Start Time
:
1960
End Time
:
November 1963
Opening
(11/1/1963)
Point in Time
:
11/1/1963
Hurricane Maria
(9/20/2017)
Point in Time
:
9/20/2017
Service Retirement
(11/19/2020)
Point in Time
:
11/19/2020
Structural Failure
(12/1/2020)
Point in Time
:
12/1/2020
Demolition
(January 2021 - December 2021)
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Circa
Start Time
:
January 2021
End Time
:
December 2021
Designed By
William E. Gordon
Funder
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Applies to Part
:
Construction
Made From Material
Aluminium
Applies to Part
:
Spherical Reflector
Mass
:
300 tonne
Award Received
Electrical Engineering and Computing Milestone
(2001)
Point in Time
:
2001
Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark
(2001)
Point in Time
:
2001
Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date
12/1/2020
Refine Date
:
11:53:45
Official Website
http://www.naic.edu
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Present in Work
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Location
Esperanza
Country
Puerto Rico
United States
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