We are currently preparing a new exhibition with the theme “Virtual Worlds”.
Guided tours for the 2024 season will start in mid-March. The Radom Raisting industrial monument will be open again for tours from the beginning of May.
2024 season:
Guided tours start in mid-March, tours possible from the beginning of May
From May 1, 2024 until October 27
Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
Sunday 14:00 – 17:00
South of the Ammersee, the Raisting radome and the huge satellite dishes of the earth station, can be recognized from afar as a special landmark and invite you to take a detour and a little discovery tour.
Explore the unique facility with the huge antenna under the radome
The Raisting Radom is the last of its kind in the world. Be amazed by the size and the technology on site and experience a unique time on site.
Explore the exhibitions on your own and experience the impressive spatial impression, our mediators: our mediators will personally provide you with a guided tour and explain to you the history and technical details.
What is The Raisting Radom, and what is it used for? Why here? And?! Curious now?
The Raistinger Wanne is a wide, flat valley bordered by chains of hills to the east and west and closed off to the north by the Ammersee lake. The "edges" of the trough were intended to shield the antennas of the earth station from interfering terrestrial radio signals.
Parking spaces directly on site. Raisting train station is only a 15-minute walk away. The exhibition is mostly accessible at ground level.
It was technically almost impossible to transmit live television pictures between continents until the worldwide network of Earth stations and the Ground communication station became operational. To watch an important event elsewhere, the 2-inch magnetic tapes used at the time had to be flown by plane from continent to continent.
From 1965, satellite communications made it possible to operate a previously unheard-of number of telephone or television channels.
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What does the Raisting Radome and the earth station have in common with the 1969 moon landing and the Olympic Games 1972?
What impact did the technology of satellite communication have on citizens in Europe and worldwide?
Today you have the opportunity to explore the wonders of this monument by yourself. You can experience the absolutely breathtaking and picturesque region around the complex as well as independently get a glimpse of this giant. Get ready for your next adventure and plan your visit to the Radom Raisting.
The radome Raisting and the antenna I of the earth station Raisting
Built: 1963 - 1964 by the Deutsche Bundespost
Architect: Hans Maurer
Operation: 1965 - 1985; transmission of telephone and television signals
Support air blower: normal pressure 400 Pascal
from 90 Km/h wind: 1.200 Pascal
Other: heating, air conditioning and electric,
Height: 39.5 m
Diameter at ground level: 43 m Equator: 48.5 m
Surface area: approx. 1,500 m²
Volume: 56,000 m³
Since there is a relative overpressure of 400 Pascal in the radome, the radome can only be entered through the pressure locks. Antenna I was also brought into the radome in individual parts through the truck airlock and assembled there from bottom to top.
Height: 32 m
Diameter: parabolic: 25 m Weight: approx. 280 tons
Components: steel, aluminum, electrical and electromechanical components
Transmission and reception of telephone and TV signals to satellites at a distance of approx. 40,000 km
Frequencies: 4170 / 6390 MHz
Weight: 10.5 tons
Material: Sattler 780 Atlas Architecture Type V TFX opaque
The more, the merrier. We also welcome special requests.
Guided and group tours (fees apply) by reservation only. Special discounts available for school groups.
Radom Raisting is Germany’s first commercially operated satellite ground station. The building was constructed in 1963/64 on behalf of Deutsche Bundespost. Inside, the pillarless airdome houses a parabolic antenna with a diameter of 25 meters, which was used for intercontinental radio communications (telephone and television) via news satellites until 1985. Today, the radome is operated and maintained by the non-profit Radom Raisting GmbH.
The radome was added to the list of monuments in 1999 and was awarded the title “Industrial Monument of Outstanding National Importance”.
"Really impressive. At must see. Free parking is available onsite and you can even walk to the church. Beautiful. "
"Really a great area with a beautiful alpine panorama view. The transmitter makes a stark counterpoint to nature here. You don’t find that very often. It’s worth a visit. ."
The Raisting radome, with antenna I hidden under the air dome, is the first large commercial antenna for civil satellite communications to be erected in Germany. And in the meantime, it is the last facility in the world to be preserved in almost its original condition.
Deutsche Bundespost and its international partners began planning in 1961. In the spring of 1963, construction work began on the Raisting earth station. In October 1963, the radome was inflated and then Antenna I was erected under the protective cover. The facility officially went into operation in April 1965.
The Raisting earth station was mainly used for telephone and television transmissions via satellite. In addition, technologies for marine radio and direct satellite telephony were tested and established.
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Diameter: 48.80 meters
Height: 39.50 meters
Material thickness: 1.2 millimeters
Weight / area: 10.5 tons / approx. 5,300 m2
Antenna I:
Diameter: 25.00 meters
Height: 32.00 meters
Material: steel / stainless steel / aliminium
Weight / area: approx. 280 tons / approx. 500 m2
Movement: Rotate: 380 °, Pivot: -1° – + 125°.
In 2009, it was determined that the collapse of the bearing air dome could be expected at any time. In addition, the building also showed massive damage to ceilings and walls. In the years between 2010 and 2012, the identified damage was repaired by Radom Raisting GmbH, with the energetic support of numerous companies and financial support including funds from the federal government, the Free State of Bavaria and the district of Weilheim-Schongau for the protection of historical monuments.
In the winter of 2020, the supporting air shell was destroyed by the extreme storm event “Bianca” and replaced by a new supporting air shell in October 2021.
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You don’t really get to see that anywhere else. So why don’t you come and visit us?
The annual operating costs amount to around €150,000.
Around one third of this is spent on energy and maintenance respectively. Restoration after the storm event will cost around €2.3 million.
The industrial monument Radom Raisting is a monument of outstanding national importance.
The owner and operator is the non-profit Radom Raisting GmbH.
It is a 100% subsidiary of the district of Weilheim-Schongau.
We are currently preparing a new exhibition with the theme “Virtual Worlds”.
Guided tours for the 2024 season will start in mid-March. The Radom Raisting industrial monument will be open again for tours from the beginning of May.
2024 season:
Guided tours start in mid-March, tours possible from the beginning of May
Visits:
– Start of guided tours from mid-March,
From May 1, 2024 until October 27
Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
Sunday 14:00 – 17:00
Whitsun holidays
18.05.24 – 02.06.24
Summer vacation
27.07.24 – 09.09.24
Wednesday and Friday from 14:00 – 17:00
Phone: +49 881 / 681-1172
E-mail: kontakt@radomraisting.de
The Radom Raisting is an industrial monument and is managed by Radom Raisting GmbH. This is a 100% subsidiary of the district of Weilheim-Schongau.
From May 4, 2024
Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
Sunday 14:00 – 17:00
Additionally:
18.05. – 02.06.24 Whitsun holidays
27.07. – 09.09.2024 Summer vacation
Wednesday and Friday from – 14:00 – 17:00
Phone: 0881 681 – 1172
E-Mail: kontakt@radomraisting.com
Guided tours start in mid-March, tours possible from the beginning of May.
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You can visit our “Virtual Worlds” exhibition until 27 October 2024.
Individual group tours can be arranged until the end of October 2024.
Opening hours:
From May 4, 2024 until October 27
Saturday 14:00 – 17:00
Sunday 14:00 – 17:00
Whitsun vacation:
18.05. – 02.06.2024
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 14:00 – 17:00
Summer vacation:
27.07. – 09.09.2024
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 14:00 – 17:00
Guided tours for groups (subject to a charge*)
Individuals can visit the radome without guided tours during our opening hours!
Group tours by appointment and reservation
Are you interested in a group tour?
You can secure your tickets by calling this number +49 881 / 681 – 1172.
We are looking forward to your visit.
Your Radom Raisting Team
Dear guests,
We look forward to your visit in the 2024 season.
You can visit our “Virtual Worlds” exhibition until 27 October 2024.
Individual group tours can be arranged until the end of October 2024.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us
either by using the contact form on the homepage
by e-mail: kontakt@radomraisting.de or
by telephone: 0881 681 11 72
We look forward to welcoming you to the Radom Raisting.
