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Proba-3: Flying two spacecraft is harder than one

Written by  Monday, 02 December 2024 06:48
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Proba-3 Occulter eclipsing Sun for Coronagraph spacecraft

What’s harder than flying a single satellite in Earth orbit? Flying two – right beside each other, at proximities that would normally trigger collision avoidance manoeuvres. 

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Proba-3 Media Kit

Info for media on ESA's precision formation flying mission


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