The Sardinia Radio Telescope - From a technological project to a radio observatory

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Table 1

SRT technical specifications.

Parameter	Value or range

Elevation range	5°−90°
Azimuth range	± 270°
Azimuth slewing speed	51°/min
Elevation slewing speed	30°/min
Surface accuracy^†	305 μm
Pointing accuracy^‡	2/13 arcsec

^(†)

Spec at 45° Elevation.

^(‡)

Specs at 22 GHz for precision/normal conditions with/without metrology implemented.

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