Demolition and Salvage Ltd were hired to do the high reach work for the demolition of one of the oldest, giant satellite dishes at the Satellite Earth Station at BT's Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall.
Antenna 2, the second dish to be built in 1968, has reached the end of its operational life. The dismantling of this 960 tonne landmark will take three months and will make way for faster, more advanced fibre-optic transfer equipment.
Parts of the antenna, such as the transmitters have been recovered for use by some of the other 60 dishes at the station. A 10-tonne, 10 metre long screw, which was used to elevate the dish will be recovered and put on display outside the Goonhilly visitors centre.
