Tag: Square Kilometre Array
Peralex passive radar system up and running at Square Kilometre Array...
Peralex has installed two passive radar stations in the Northern Cape to monitor air traffic for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope in...
SA debuts MeerKAT radio telescope
South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope was officially launched this morning.
Made up of 64 dishes, each 13.5m in diameter, the MeerKAT array is...
Alkantpan and the SKA will live – and work – in...
The high-tech, state-of-the-art radio telescope taking shape in the Northern Cape will co-exist with the Alkantpan ballistic test range.
The Armscor owned and...
DoD doing its bit to ensure no radio interference for SKA
A major component of what will be the world's largest radio telescope - the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) - is currently...
Major step on the SKA construction road
The SKA (Square Kilometre Array) Board has agreed to move the world's largest radio telescope forward to its final pre-construction phase.
The design...
SKA training a ‘world first’
Seven Ghanaians have arrived in South Africa to begin training on the independent operation and maintenance of radio telescopes in Africa.
This is...
What South Africa’s SKA victory really means
It's always so refreshing to see government departments working hand-in-hand to achieve common goals.
The Department of Communications recently held the inaugural ICT...
SA recommended for SKA?
South Africa was the host site recommended for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope by the SKA Site Advisory Committee, according to...
IBM, SKA SA tackle space data
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa project plans to explore space using data analytics, in collaboration with IBM.
The project office said...
SKA gets additional €69 million
Seven national governmental and research organisations today announced the formation of the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) Organisation that will run the €1.5...
South Africa submits final bid to host Square Kilometre Array radio...
South Africa yesterday submitted its final bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope. The SKA committee will early next year...
KAT-7 antennas completed and producing images
The prototype for the MeerKAT radio telescope, KAT-7, has reached a major milestone with the successful completion of all the telescope antennas.
The...
MeerKAT aces review
SA's demonstrator telescope for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), MeerKAT, passed its first design review with flying colours, says a panel of...
South Africa’s SKA advantage removed
South Africa and Australia are neck-and-neck in the bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope after the cost metric, which...
