User:The Cosmonaut/Sandbox/Spektr-R

The Spektr-R is a mission of the Russian Space Agency. It is to be launched in 2008 by a Zenit 2 expendable launch vehicle.

Goals

 * Studying the galaxies and quazars in radio spectrum
 * Srudying the structure and dynamics of regions adjacent to the massive black holes
 * Studying the black holes and neutron stars of our galaxy
 * Measuring the distances and velocities of pulsars and other galactic sources
 * Studying the structure of interstellar plasma
 * Studying the evolution of compact out-of-galaxy sources
 * Determining the fundamental cosmological parameters