Spektr-R (RadioAstron), a Russian scientific satellite, has a radio telescope of 10 m (33 ft) diameter.
Name of Satellite | Spektr-R (RadioAstron) |
Purpose | Space Science |
Contractor | Lavochkin |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 3 660 |
Class of Orbit | Elliptical |
Perigee (km) | 1 000 |
Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 5 |
Date of Launch | 18.07.2011 |
Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SLBF/Fregat SB |
COSPAR Number | 2011-037A |
NORAD Number | 37755 |
It designed Spektr-R for studying structure and dynamics of radio sources inside as well as outside the Milky Way.