Ghana Satellite Earth Station Explained

The Ghana Satellite Earth Station is the largest satellite station in Ghana. The satellite station is situated at Kuntunse, on the Accra - Nsawam Road,^{[1] [2]} a suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra Region. The satellite station has five receiver dishes:

• One main dish
• Two medium dishes
• Two small dishes

The station is managed by Vodafone Ghana, after the Ghana government partnered with the Vodafone telco company.

In 2017 it was announced the 32-meter (105 feet) former communications antenna has begun work as an astronomical radio telescope. The telescope's "first light" science observations included methanol maser detections, pulsar observations and VLBI fringe testing.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Satellite Earth. www.abpconsult.com. 18 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222959/http://www.abpconsult.com/html/satellite_earth.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Boateng. Kwasi. Satellite Communication in Ghana-challenges and prospects. 7 March 2015.
3. Web site: Old Communications Dish Born Again as Radio Telescope in Africa. .
4. News: Wild . Sarah . Ghana telescope heralds first pan-African array . Nature News . 11 May 2017 . 545 . 7653 . 144 . en . 10.1038/545144a.