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Next Generation Space VLBI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2006

L.I. Gurvits ,
S. Frey ,
S. Rawlings  and
H. Hirabayashi
H. Hirabayashi*
Affiliation:
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3–1–1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510, Japan
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Abstract

HALCA, the first dedicated satellite for space VLBI, was launchedin February 1997, and VSOP observations have been successfullyundertaken at 1.6 and 5 GHz. The near-future VSOP-2 mission isplanned to have frequency bands of 8, 22, and 43 GHz, with dualpolarization, a 1 Gbps downlink bit-rate, and a phase-referencingcapability. The mission proposal was submitted to ISAS/JAXA inSeptember 2003, with the earliest possible launch, if approved, in2012. There must be other missions farther into the future, and mmand sub-mm space VLBI must be realized as the ultimate highresolution imaging instrument over the electro-magnetic spectrum.ALMA and SKA can also play important roles for space VLBI.


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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 15: Radio Astronomy from Karl Jansky to Microjansky – JENAM'03 , 2005 , pp. 465 - 478
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2005

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