| Rate of movement: |
max 2 deg per second (in azimuth) |
| Rate of movement: |
max 2 deg per second (in altitude) |
| Pointing accuracy: |
< 4" up to zenith distances of 70 deg |
| Tracking accuracy: |
< 0.5" in 10 min, 2" in 1 hr (open loop) |
| Tracking accuracy: |
< 0.25" in 10 min, 0.5" in 1 hr (closed loop) |
| Rotator tracking accuracy: |
0.25" in 10 min, 0.5" in 1 hr |
| Radius of zenith blind spot: |
2 deg |
| Mean time between failures: |
750 hrs |
| Mean time to effect repair: |
< 4 hrs |
| Resonant frequencies: |
16 Hz (fork), 21 Hz (tube) |
| Total weight capacity: |
up to 300 kg of instrumentation |
| Cassegrain weight capacity: |
up to 300 kg of instrumentation |
| Side port weight capacity: |
up to 100 kg of instrumentation |
| Operating temperature range: |
-10 C to +35 C |
| Operating humidity range: |
up to 80% relative humidity |
| Wind tolerance: |
up to 15 m/s (in operation) |
| Earthquake resistance: |
up to 2 m/square sec in any direction |
