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Radio astronomy satellite

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Category of spacecraft.

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  • RAE American radio astronomy satellite. Radio Astronomy satellite operated by NASA, USA. Launched 1968.
  • KRT-25 Radio Telescope Russian radio astronomy satellite. Study 1990. In collaboration with the European Space Agency, a 25 m diameter space radio telescope was studied for launch by Energia in 2001.
  • SARA French radio astronomy satellite to study emissions from Jupiter. Astronomy, radio satellite for ESIEESPACE, France. Launched 1991.
  • Haruka Japanese radio astronomy satellite. The Muses B satellite was renamed 'Haruka', meaning 'Far-away', after launch. It formed the space segment of the VLBI Space Observatory Program.
  • SpaceDev ILO American radio astronomy satellite. Study 2003. Unmanned lunar radio astronomy observatory concept, designed to be landed on the South Pole.