Spain will provide Russia with equipment under the Spektr-UF project with almost a year's delay. This is reported by RIA Novosti, referring to information received from the Deputy Director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Sachkov.
The Spektr-UV observatory is intended for fundamental astrophysical research in the ultraviolet and visible ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum with high angular resolution. This device is created in NPO them. S.A. Lavochkin.
The set of main scientific instruments of the observatory includes a scientific data management module, an onboard router, a spectrograph unit, and an ISSIS field camera unit. The latter is designed to build high-quality images in the ultraviolet and optical regions of the spectrum. ISSIS will include Spanish components, namely radiation receivers.
Initially that flight samples of these receivers will be delivered to Russia in August this year. However, now it is reported that this will happen only by the summer of 2021. Obviously, the delay is related to the epidemiological situation: the coronavirus has disrupted the work of many enterprises around the world, including European companies.
We add that in terms of its characteristics, the Spektr-UV apparatus will be similar to the famous Hubble telescope or even surpass it. The launch of the new observatory is now scheduled for 2025.
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