Pico dos Dias Observatory
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Telescopes
- A Script error: No such module "convert". Cassegrain reflector built by Perkin-Elmer first became operational in 1981.[1]
- A Script error: No such module "convert". Ritchey-Chrétien telescope built by Boller & Chivens and installed in 1992 is jointly used by LNA and the University of São Paulo.[1]
- A Script error: No such module "convert". Cassegrain reflector built by Zeiss Jena was purchased in the 1960s through coffee trade with East Germany. It was installed in 1983.[1]
ASPOS OKP
In April 2017, Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, opened the first Automated Warning System on Hazardous Situations in Outer Space (ASPOS OKP) at Pico dos Dias. There will be another three stations in the system.[2]
See also
References
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- ↑ Russia Opens 1st Ground Station to Monitor Orbital Debris in Brazil, spacedaily.com, 2017-04-06
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