Radio
Further information: Radio astronomy and Very Long Baseline InterferometryAs the atmosphere is transparent for radio waves, radio telescopes in space are of most use for Very Long Baseline Interferometry; doing simultaneous observations of a source with both a satellite and a ground-based telescope and by correlating their signals to simulate a radio telescope the size of the separation between the two telescopes. Observations can be of supernova remnants, masers, gravitational lenses, starburst galaxies, and many other things.
| Name | Space Agency | Launch Date | Terminated | Location | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy (HALCA, or VSOP) | ISAS | 12 February 1997 | 30 November 2005 | Earth orbit (560–21,400 km) | |
| RadioAstron | ASC LPI | May 2011 | — | Earth orbit (10,000–390,000 km) |
Read more about this topic: List Of Space Telescopes
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