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Standard VLBA

The standard VLBA includes 10 identical 25-meter antennas located at sites across the United States:

Saint Croix (SC) in The US Virgin Islands
Hancock (HN) in New Hampshire
North liberty (NL) in Iowa
Fort Davis (FD) in Texas
Los Alamos (LA) in New Mexico
Pie Town (PT) in New Mexico (the closest VLBA site to the VLA)
Kitt Peak (KP) in Arizona
Owens Valley (OV) in California
Brewster (BR) in Washington
Mauna Kea (MK) in Hawaii

For live webcam images of the VLBA sites, visit the VLBA Virtual Tour.

For additional information on the VLBA sites, see the VLBA Observational Status Summary (OSS).

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