List of radio telescopes


This is a list of radio telescopes – over one hundred – that are or have been used for radio astronomy. The list includes both single dishes and interferometric arrays. The list is sorted by region, then by name; unnamed telescopes are in reverse size order at the end of the lists.
The first radio telescope was invented in1932, when Karl Jansky at Bell Telephone Laboratories observed radiation coming from the Milky Way.

Africa

Antarctica

Asia

Australia

Europe

North America

South America

Arctic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Space-based

Under construction or planned construction

Proposed telescopes

Gallery of big dishes