AGENDA
of the RadioAstron Meeting
Moscow, 25-27 September 2002
10:00 am Bus starts from hotel
“Akademicheskaya”
11:00 – 13:00 Morning
meeting session
Chairman Kulikov S.D.
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Welcome
S.D. Kulikov (10 min)
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Discussion of the Agenda (10 min)
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Development and tests of the spacecraft “SPEKTR-R” and
general time-line of the mission
V.E.
Babyshkin (30 min)
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Time-line of development of science payload
N.G.
Babakin (20 min)
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Demonstration of unfolding of the SRT (video 2001)
V.A. Serebrennikov(30 min)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:30
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Visit to the Mission Control Center
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Mission operations in flight
K.G.
Sukhanov, M.I. Artyukhov (20 min)
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Inspection of adjusting shop assembling SRT for
Pushchino tests
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Demonstration of engineering models of SPEKTR-R
19:00 Bolshoi Theater (Gisel), Moscow Circus
Meeting sessions at ASC
09:30 – 11:00 Chairman M.V. Popov
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Status and tests of SRT and interferometer
V.V. Andreyanov (40 min)
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Main modes of observations and some key science
programs
N.S.
Kardashev (40 min)
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22-GHz on-board receiver with frequency switching
Yu.A. Korneev, V.I. Vasilkov (20 min)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Chairman L. D’Addario
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Ground radio telescopes
E. Fomalont (NRAO), P. Diamond (EVN), D. Jauncey (Australia),
H.
Hirabayashi (Japan), S. Ye, Z. Qian (China),
R.
Dagkesamanski (Russia), M. Lytvinenko (Ukraine) (30
min)
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Tracking stations
NASA, G. Langston (15 min)
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High accuracy orbit determination
NASA (15 min)
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Correlators and software development
E. Fomalont, W. Cannon, L. Girvits, S.F. Likhachev (30 min)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Chairman S. Urpo
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High-apogee orbit: selection of initial parameters,
injection and corrections
A.I. Sheikhet (20 min)
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Sky coverage and an example of observing program
M.V.
Popov, V.E. Yakimov (20 min)
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Pre-launch surveys for RadioAstron
K.
Kellermann (40 min)
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Technical and operation experience, and science
results from VSOP mission
H. Hirabayashi,
E. Fomalont, L. Gurvits (40 min)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Chairman
K. Kellermann
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Observations of interstellar scintillation and it’s
applications to RadioAstron
D. Jauncey (30 min)
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Prospects of radio astrometry with RadioAstron
N. Bartel (20 min)
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Prospects to study galactic maser with RadioAstron
P. Diamond (20min)
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Prospects to study megamasers with RadioAstron
W. Baan (20 min)
19:30 Dinner
September 27, Friday
11:30 – 13:00 Meeting
in ROSAVIAKOSMOS
14:00 –15:00 Lunch
15:00 - … Closing
session at ASC
Chairman
D. Jauncey)
Plan of international cooperation
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Participation of foreign specialists in Pushchino
tests
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The problem of aging of on-board scientific devices
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Support of tracking stations
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The program of pre-launch surveys
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Formation of international working teams
1.
Science payload
2.
Telemetry stations
3.
Operations
4.
Orbit determination
5.
Correlators and data processing
6.
Science program
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RISC membership
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Action items