Spektr-UF space mission: status 2024

Spectr-UF (Spectrum UV, another name of the mission is World Space Observatory - Ultraviolet) is a space observatory designed to obtain images and spectra of objects of the Universe in the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum (115-305 nm) inaccessible to ground-based instruments. This is the next in a series of astrophysical projects in the Federal Space Program of Russia. In a sense, Spektr-UV is an analogue of the Hubble Space Telescope (NASA) and will replace it in orbit. The main instrument is the T-170M telescope with a main mirror diameter of 170 cm. It is equipped with scientific instruments: a Spectrograph Unit (BS) and a Field Camera Unit (BCP). The observatory will operate in a circular geosynchronous orbit. If the necessary funding is received, the observatory will be ready for launch in 2029. A current status of the mission will be presented.