The launch of the multifunctional space observatory Spektr-UV into orbit has been postponed again. TASS reports this, citing a source in the rocket and space industry.
The Spektr-UV device is being created by specialists from the NPO named after. S.A. Lavochkina. The observatory is designed to conduct fundamental astrophysical research in the ultraviolet and visible ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum with high angular resolution.
Initially, the launch of the Spektr-UV observatory was planned for 2021. Later, the deadlines were revised: the launch of the device into orbit was postponed to 2024. Alas, as is now reported, this time frame will not be able to be met.
βThe launch of the Spektr-UV space observatory is planned for October 23, 2025,β said people in the know. Thus, the launch has been postponed for another year.
Let us add that after launching into space, the device will solve a wide range of problems. This, in particular, is the study of the physical and chemical composition of planetary atmospheres in the Solar System; study of the physics of the atmospheres of hot stars; study of the physical and chemical properties of interstellar and circumstellar matter; studying the nature of active galactic nuclei, etc.
Source: 3dnews.ru