The National Astronomical Observatory installed the 70-meter Mars antenna reflector in Tianjin Wuqing 天津武清 yesterday 4-25-20. The largest single aperture fully movable antenna in Asia, provides a solid foundation for China’s deep space exploration. The high performance receiving antenna with a total weight of about 2,700 tons, 72 meters high, the diameter of the main reflecting surface is 70 meter, composed of 16 laps of 1328 high-precision panels, has an area equivalent to nine basketball courts.
