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Zenit-3F | Spektr-R (RadioAstron)

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)45/1 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Spektr-R (RadioAstron)
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

The RadioAstron is an international space Very Long Baseline Interferometry project led by the Astro Space Center of Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow, Russia. The aim of the mission is to use the Spektr-R space telescope to conduct interferometer observations in conjunction with the global ground radio telescope network in order to obtain images, coordinates, motions and evolution of angular structure of different radio emitting objects in the Universe with the extraordinary high angular resolution.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Zenit
Family
Zenith
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Type
Government
Country
RUS

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launch site

Pad
45/1
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country
KAZ
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Coordinates
45.9435, 63.6530