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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, June 10 (Xinhua) — A giant radio telescope is under construction in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Its main tower was completed on Sunday, marking the official start of its interior decoration.
Located in a valley in Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, the radio telescope has an aperture of 110 meters and is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2028.
The height of the radio telescope’s antenna structure system exceeds the height of a 35-story building, the telescope’s collecting area is equal to 23 basketball courts, and the weight of the antenna exceeds 6,000 tons.
Once completed, the telescope will be the world’s leading large-aperture radio telescope, fully steerable, highly sensitive, and multidisciplinary. Compared to fixed radio telescopes of the same size, fully steerable radio telescopes can observe a larger portion of the sky.
In addition to meeting the needs of scientific observations and experimental research, it will also serve as a base for the popularization of astronomical science and its education. -0-