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Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope

The world’s largest filled-aperture radio telescope, using an active 500-metre reflector to study pulsars, fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and deep-space signals.

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Name
Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
Region
ASIA
Slug
fast-radio-telescope
Type
observatory

Details

Description
The world’s largest filled-aperture radio telescope, using an active 500-metre reflector to study pulsars, fast radio bursts, neutral hydrogen, and deep-space signals.
Latitude
25.6528526
Location
五百米口径球面射电望远镜, S312, 金科村, 克度镇, 平塘县, 黔南布依族苗族自治州, 贵州省, 558000, 中国
Longitude
106.856567
Operational Status
operational
Ownership
public

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Creation Time
7/11/2026, 11:44:51 PM
Updated Time
7/11/2026, 11:44:51 PM