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Truck delivering the riser base and the container with the 24 reflector panels (October
4, 1999). |
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Container with 24 reflector panel segments (October 4, 1999). |
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A 75-ton crane lifts the riser base off the truck and places it onto the foundation.
The riser base by itself weighs 11,000 pounds (October 4, 1999). |
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A major relief: the bolt pattern matches perfectly (October 4, 1999). |
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Container with 24 support structure elements of the reflector (October 4, 1999). |
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Truck with azimuth drive system (October 4, 1999). |
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T-head and yoke arm assembly is lifted to the top of the pedestal (October 4, 1999). |
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EMP Systems crew securing the T-head and yoke arm assembly in place (October 4, 1999). |
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Installation of the cross-elevation drive system (October 5, 1999). |
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Assembled reflector support structure. Two of the 24 reflector panels and the feed
supports are visible in the foreground (October 5, 1999). |
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Assembled support structure and 2 of the 24 panels of the 11-m reflector (October
5, 1999). |
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Aerial view of the assembled pedestal with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
The reflector will be bolted to the top surface of the cross-elevation drive system (October 5, 1999). |
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The first 5 of 24 reflector segments have been installed on the support structure
(October 5, 1999). |
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Fully assembled reflector before hoisting (October 6, 1999). |
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The installation crew performs last-minute inspections of the reflector support structure
(October 6, 1999). |
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First motion of the fully assembled reflector. The weight of the 11-m reflector is
about 6,800 pounds (October 6, 1999). |
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The 11-m reflector is being lifted to the top of pedestal (October 6, 1999). |
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The reflector is lifted onto the pedestal (October 6, 1999). |
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The reflector is almost installed on the pedestal (October 6, 1999). |
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The installation crew secures the 16 bolts that fasten the reflector to the cross-elevation
drive system ontop of the pedestal (October 6, 1999). |
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The reflector has been fastened to the cross-elevation drive system (October 6, 1999). |
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The antenna is moved toward the horizon for the first time. Total weight of the entire
antenna system is about 36,000 pounds (October 6, 1999). |
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Installation of the support spars for the feed system (October 7, 1999). |
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Installation of the support spars for the feed system (October 7, 1999). |
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Did the Blue Angels really visit the San Francisco Bay Area to celebrate the arrival
of the new antenna? Or was it because of Fleet Week? (October 7, 1999) |
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Completely assembled antenna in the evening Sun (October 7, 1999). |
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Close-up view of the S-band feed system (October 7, 1999). |
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Close-up view of the S-band feed system (October 7, 1999). |
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crew installing cabling (October 8, 1999). |
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Completed 11-m antenna, view from the south (October 8, 1999). |
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Close-up view of the completed 11-m antenna (October 10, 1999). |
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Aerial view of the completed Berkeley Ground Station overlooking the San Francisco
Bay (October 10, 1999). |
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Weather station and GPS antennas are mounted on the roof of the Space Sciences Laboratory
(October 10, 1999). |
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Close-up view of weather station and GPS antennas (October 10, 1999). |
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