The connection with the only Russian space telescope Spektr-R is partially lost, the device does not accept commands from the Earth, Nikolai Kardashev, the head of the Astro Space Center of PN Lebedev Physics Institute told.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

“We're trying to fix the problem […], there are different communications systems; some of them work, some do not work. We still receive some signals. Such failures have occurred earlier. It can return to normal,” the scientist explained.

According to Nikolai Kardashev, scientists continue to receive data from the orbital telescope, despite its failure to respond to remote commands. Specialists from the company which build the device are working on restoring two-way communications.