Zenit-3F | Spektr-R (RadioAstron)
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.
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Mission Profile
Spektr-R (RadioAstron) was a Zenit 3F mission operated by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) that lifted off from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 18, 2011. The flight carried its payload on a astrophysics mission to Elliptical Orbit. The launch was a success.