radar telescope

noun

1. (in radar astronomy) a very large radar antenna used to study planetary bodies in the solar system.

Example Sentences

It was also a radar telescope, capable of transmitting powerful beams out to objects in the solar system.

From Scientific American

“It allows the Arecibo telescope to achieve the most sensitivity of any radar telescope in the world,” Drake says, noting that it’s not clear how much time or money could be needed for repairs.

From National Geographic

To shoot it, you will need a 230-foot radar telescope, like the Deep Space Network antenna at the Goldstone complex in California.

From New York Times

Air Force's radar telescope at Westford, Mass. got a good fix and estimated that its perigee is about 150 miles above the surface.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the back of Sir Robert's head: a "radar telescope" which will magnify on its scope any object of interest within the range of the beam.

From Time Magazine Archive