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In September, mission controllers at ESA's mission control centre started a major simulations exercise to ensure that the next Copernicus Sentinel Earth Observation mission, Sentinel-6B, safely navigates its first days in space.
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Rehearsing for Sentinel-6B’s early days in space

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Hera’s first year in space

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ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially announced Pulse, a new solution that streamlines mission monitoring and control. To be deployed next year on ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation, Pulse will progressively support all ESA missions and serve the broader European space sector.
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Pulse: ESA’s new approach to flying satellites

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Simulations ongoing for Sentinel-1D
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“We know the drill”: Sentinel-1D begins streamlined simulat…

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Estrack - Half a century of European satellite tracking

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Mission control GO for Biomass launch

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Simulations ongoing for Biomass launch

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ESA’s Gaia spacecraft leaves for retirement orbit

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Sped-up simulation of Hera’s Mars flyby

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Hera Mars flyby

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