The RKS holding of Roscosmos, over six years of operation, has enabled the transfer of over 2 TB of data from the “Spektr-RG” astrophysical laboratory.
The craft is positioned at the Lagrange point L2, at a distance of 1.5 million km from Earth—no prior Russian spacecraft has operated in this region.
Photo by RKS
The radio complex permits control of “Spektr-RG,” carrying out communication sessions and trajectory measurements, transmitting telemetry about the state of onboard systems, and receiving scientific data.
During this period, more than 1500 communication sessions have been conducted, the sky has been scanned in detail seven times, and a comprehensive map of the Universe has been compiled.
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