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Spektr-R, the Russian Space Telescope
Russia lost control of its space telescope, the Spektr-R, due to a failure of communication systems. said Saturday
the director of the aerospace center of the Institute of Physical Sciences of the Academy of Sciences, Nikolai Kardashev. scientists for the Earth, explained the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. The Russian authorities are trying to regain control of the telescope, "said Interfax.
" There are attempts to solve the problem. There are several communication systems . Some work, others do not. This type of error has already occurred. Everything can still work again. We hope so, "said Kardashev.
However, several attempts to regain control of the device have so far failed. According to a source from Roscosmos to Interfax, the problem could be due to an error in the telescope's reserve communication system the last remaining
The same source added a year when the space observatory only works with this emergency communication system, after a main system failure.
The lifetime of Spektr-R, one of the largest telescopes ever placed in space, expired in 2016, but Russia
"The project of exploring the Universe in the field of radio waves with the help of Spektr-R space telescope will end if we can not restore communication and control of it." device, "said the director of the pr Subject, Yuri Kovalev .
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