Editing Square Kilometre Array (section)

===Members===

As per March 2025, the members of the SKAO consortium were:<ref name=SKAorg/><ref>https://www.skao.int/en/about-us/governance/100/skao-council</ref><ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members</ref>

* Founding members:
** Australia: [[Department of Industry and Science]]<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/133/australia</ref>
** China: National Remote Sensing Centre of the [[Ministry of Science and Technology (China)|Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China]] ''(中华人民共和国科学技术部 - Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Kēxué Jìshùbù)''<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/372/china</ref>
** Italy: [[Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica|National Institute for Astrophysics]] ''(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica)''<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/292/italy</ref>
** Portugal: [[Portugal Space|Portugal Space Agency]] ''(Agência Espacial Portuguesa)''<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/389/portugal</ref>
** South Africa: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory of the [[National Research Foundation of South Africa|National Research Foundation]]<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/397/south-africa</ref>
** The Netherlands: [[ASTRON|ASTRON - Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy]] ( ''(ASTRON - Astronomisch Onderzoek in Nederland'')<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/163/netherlands</ref>
** United Kingdom: [[Science and Technology Facilities Council]]<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/396/united-kingdom</ref>

* Joined in 2022:
** Switzerland: SKACH Consortium<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/302/switzerland</ref>

* Joined in 2023:
** Spain: [[Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia]] ''(Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía)''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spain joins the SKA Organisation - SKA Telescope |url=https://www.skatelescope.org/news/spain-joins-skao/ |website=SKA Telescope |access-date=19 June 2018 |date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213907/https://www.skatelescope.org/news/spain-joins-skao/ |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/398/spain</ref>

* Joined in 2024:
** Canada: Radio Astronomy Directorate of the [[National Research Council (Canada)|National Research Council]]<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/388/canada</ref>
** Germany: Association for Data-Intensive Radio Astronomy ''(Verein für datenintensive Radioastronomie e.V.)''<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/399/germany</ref>
** India: [[National Centre for Radio Astrophysics]] ''(राष्ट्रीय रेडियो खगोल भौतिकी केन्द्र - Raashtreey Rediyo Khagol Bhautikee Kendr)''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skatelescope.org/news/indias-ncra-becomes-11th-full-skao-member/ |title=India's National Centre for Radio Astrophysics becomes the 11th full SKA Organisation member |date=11 August 2014 |publisher=SKA Organisation |access-date=11 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108044154/https://www.skatelescope.org/news/indias-ncra-becomes-11th-full-skao-member/ |archive-date=8 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explained {{!}} Square Kilometre Array project, world's largest radio telescope, and India's role in it |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/science/space/explained-square-kilometre-array-project-worlds-largest-radio-telescope-and-indias-role-in-it-2833808 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/skao-members/393/india</ref>

* Observers:
** France: [[French National Centre for Scientific Research|National Centre for Scientific Research]] ''(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)''<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/prospective-members/188/france</ref>
** Japan: [[National Astronomical Observatory of Japan|National Astronomical Observatory]] ''(国立天文台 - Kokuritsu Tenmondai)''<ref>xhttps://www.skao.int/en/partners/prospective-members/191/japan</ref>
** Korea: [[Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute]] ''(한국천문연구원 - Hangugcheonmun-Yeonguwon)''<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/prospective-members/193/south-korea</ref>
** Sweden: [[Onsala Space Observatory]] - [[Chalmers University of Technology]] ''(Onsala rymdobservatorium - Chalmers tekniska högskola)''<ref>https://www.skao.int/en/partners/prospective-members/186/sweden</ref>

* African Patners, involved in coordinated action to support the future expansion of the SKA project in Africa:
** Botswana
** Ghana
** Kenya
** Madagascar
** Mauritius
** Mozambique
** Namibia
** Zambia