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The VSOP Mission—A New Era for VLBI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

H. Hirabayashi*
Affiliation:
ISAS, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229, Japan

Abstract

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The first VSOP satellite, HALCA, was successfully launched on 12 February 1997, ushering in a new era for VLBI astronomy. This paper will give a brief overview of the mission, satellite and the on-going In-Orbit Checkout of the mission elements.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1998

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