Proba-3 creates artificial solar eclipse to study Sun's corona. Two ESA satellites fly in precise formation to reveal the sun ...

Proba-3 is a technology demonstration mission first and foremost, with coronal observations only one type of formation flying it will attempt, along with resizing its baseline length, retargeting ...

Last night, a crucial step in the European Space Agency's eclipse-making Proba-3 mission was completed: the two spacecraft, flying jointly since launch, have successfully separated. This leaves ...

The two Proba-3 spacecraft will orbit Earth in an elliptical path, with an apogee of nearly 37,300 miles (60,000 km) and a perigee of some 370 miles (600 km). Credit: ESA – P. Carril, 2013 ...

The Proba-3's twin satellites, both of which were launched together from India 's Satish Dhawan Space Center earlier this month, are each "about the size of a washing machine," The Washington Post ...

The Proba-3 mission consists of two spacecraft that will fly in close formation to study the sun, with the shadow of one creating an artificial solar eclipse from the perspective of the other ...

The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission comprises a pair of satellites that will orbit the sun to give an unprecedented view of its outer atmosphere, or corona. The aim is to help scientists ...

Europe's Proba-3 satellites have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, a milestone with big implications for both science and future space missions.

Why: This mission will be interesting, the PSLV will launch the dual-satellite PROBA 3 mission for the European Space Agency (ESA). The two satellites will fly just 150 meters apart.

The agency’s two-part Proba-3 spacecraft is meant to perfectly align in orbit to create artificial solar eclipses. by Wes Davis Apr 3, 2024, 12:08 PM PDT ...

Dubbed Proba-3, the $210 million mission has generated 10 successful solar eclipses so far during the ongoing checkout phase. The longest eclipse lasted five hours, said the Royal Observatory of ...

Artist's impression of Proba-3 in operation and, inset, a total solar eclipse. Now precision-flying satellites will allow scientists to study the Sun's corona at will, by creating their own eclipses.