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Eclipse-making double satellite Proba-3 enters orbit

Written by  Thursday, 05 December 2024 09:56
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Proba-3's PSLV-XL liftoff

A pair of spacecraft were launched together today from India with the potential to change the nature of future space missions. ESA’s twin Proba-3 platforms will perform precise formation flying down to a single millimetre, as if they were one single giant spacecraft. To demonstrate their degree of control, the pair will produce artificial solar eclipses in orbit, giving prolonged views of the Sun’s ghostly surrounding atmosphere, the corona. 

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Proba-3 Media Kit

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