Copernical Team
CREAM: avoiding collisions in space through automation
Earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded. With over 11 000 active satellites and many thousands more expected in the coming years as well as over 1.2 million pieces of space debris greater than 1 cm, the risk of in-orbit collisions has turned into a daily operational concern. ESA is investing in automation technologies that can help satellite operators respond more effectively to collision risks.
Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 in its mobile hangar
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Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 in its mobile hangar Venus and Jupiter appear close in the sky as summer's best meteor shower peaks soon
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Mixing regolith with polymer saves mass for 3D printing
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Is mining asteroids that impacted the moon easier than mining asteroids themselves?
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Lucy spacecraft could visit an additional sub-km asteroid with a course correction
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On its fifth try, SpaceX manages launch of competitor Amazon's satellites
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SpaceX hopes to nearly double the rocket launches off the California coast; a state panel likely to object
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Behind the scenes with MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5
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Experience the preparation of the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite, hosting Copernicus Sentinel-5, scheduled for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37 Kourou time). This timelapse video captures key stages from the encapsulation within the Ariane 6 fairing to the installation in the launch tower.
MetOp-SG-A1 is the first in a series of three successive pairs of satellites. The mission as a whole not only ensures the continued delivery of global observations from polar orbit for weather forecasting and climate analysis for more
Lawrence Livermore National Lab enters a different kind of space race with a telescope deal
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