Ghana Satellite Earth Station

Ghana Satellite Earth Station
Organization
LocationKuntunse, Greater Accra Region, Ga West Municipal Assembly, Ghana
Coordinates5°45′01″N 0°18′19″W / 5.75028°N 0.30514°W / 5.75028; -0.30514
Telescopes
  • AVN-Ghana 32m telescope 
Location of Ghana Satellite Earth Station
  Related media on Commons

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