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Mission operations system for Russian space Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry missionA mission operations system developed to meet the unique requirements of the prospective Russian space VLBI mission Radioastron is described. The challenges associated with the Radioastron operations are mainly due to the interrelationship between the space-based telescope and the ground observatories, and the mission's international character. The Radioastron project includes radio observatories located in 17 different countries, tracking facilities in possibly seven different countries, orbit determination centers in Russia and USA, and widely located data processing facilities. In addition, unique scheduling constraints arise from the competing demands placed on the ground observatory time by earth-based VLBI experiments, and the tracking station time by a Japanese space interferometry mission VSOP, which is expected to be in orbit concurrently with Radioastron. A diagram illustrating the organizational structure of the Radioastron project during operations is presented.
Document ID
19920073227
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Altunin, V. I.
(Russian Academy of Sciences, Astro Space Center Moscow, Russia)
Robinett, K. H.
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1992
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
IAF PAPER 92-0547
Accession Number
92A55851
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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