24–28 Nov 2025
Bologna, Area della Ricerca del CNR
Europe/Rome timezone

The SKA project: status update

24 Nov 2025, 14:40
20m
Centro Congressi (Bologna, Area della Ricerca del CNR )

Centro Congressi

Bologna, Area della Ricerca del CNR

Via P. Gobetti 101

Speaker

Mr Marco Bartolini (SKAO, INAF)

Description

From July 2025, the SKA construction project entered in its 4th year. The first two years were dominated by procurement preparation while the last two years have seen the rise of site activities and actual construction. The Low frequency telescope (SKA Low) reached this year its first staged milestones (Array Assembly 0.5) and the Mid frequency telescope (SKA Mid) will be in a similar position by the end of this year. The talk will present the latest status of the project, the most recent results in the commissioning, and the plan for the remaining years towards completion of the two telescopes.
In this talk we would like to offer an insight perspective on the management of this international science project, highlighting the technical challenges and the outstanding technical topics that still remain to be addressed.

Topics Technology & IT

Authors

Mr Luca Stringhetti (SKAO, INAF) Mr Marco Bartolini (SKAO, INAF)

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