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Due to launch aboard Friday’s Vega rocket, ESA’s Simba CubeSat is a tiny mission with a big ambition: to measure one of the fundamental drivers of climate change in a new way. The 30-cm long nanosatellite will turn from Earth to space to the Sun and back again, to calculate our planet’s overall energy budget. […]
The Spanish high-resolution land imaging mission, known as SEOSAT-Ingenio, is currently at the premises of Airbus in Madrid, Spain and is ready to be packed and shipped to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – following the mission’s latest successful tests and final technical review. This is another significant milestone in preparing the Earth observation satellite’s […]
ESA’s Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter has made its first close approach to the star on June 15, getting as close as 77 million kilometres to its surface, about half the distance between the Sun and Earth. To source
Week in images: 8-12 June 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
The ESAIL microsatellite for tracking ships worldwide – developed under an ESA Partnership Project – has completed its accommodation on Vega’s new dispenser for small satellites and is ready for launch. To source
Video: 00:03:40 Vega’s new SSMS dispenser provides routine affordable access to space for small satellites. To source
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Barcelona – the second largest city in Spain. On the northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula, Barcelona occupies a low plateau along the Mediterranean coastal plain. The city and its red roofs contrast with the forested hills and the sea that surround it. The famous Avinguda Diagonal […]
Video: 00:03:22 In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain. See also Barcelona, Spain to download the image To source
Join us on Monday 15 June for a live streamed conversation with European experts on how to reinvent your business model. To source
Europe’s next Vega launch will premiere a new dispenser called the Small Spacecraft Mission Service, or SSMS. It will transport more than 50 satellites at once into orbit on the first rideshare mission dedicated to light satellites. Liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is set for next week. To source
Image: A new online platform that allows for the tracking of air pollution worldwide is now available to the public. To source
Image: Testing for Ireland’s first satellite To source
Video: 01:30:04 Replay of conversation with European experts on how space can help with working remotely and efficiently, recorded on 9 June 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation process. To contain the spread of the virus, governments across Europe decided to keep workers at home. Those who can work from home have […]