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Ghana Satellite Earth Station

Ghana Satellite Earth Station

The Ghana Satellite Earth Station, now The Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO), is the largest satellite station in Ghana and hosts the largest steerable single-dish radio telescope in Africa. The satellite station is situated at Kuntunse, on the Accra - Nsawam Road, a suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra Region. The satellite station has five receiver dishes:

  • One main dish- 32 m
  • Two medium dishes
  • Two small dishes