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    Shady

    Shady side of ATV

    Vega

    Vega success

    ESA’s Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V, VNRedSat and ESTCube-1
    Launch

    Launch replay

    Watch the replay of Vega's flight VV02 carrying Proba-V, VNRedSat and ESTCube-1
    Test

    Test flight

    In a European first, Proba-V will test out gallium nitride in space - the most promising semiconductor since silicon
    Proba-V

    Proba-V on Vega

    ESA’s Proba-V sits on top of its Vega rocket, ready for a flight rescheduled to the night of 3/4 May
    Proba-V

    Proba-V in place

    Technology image of the week: Proba-V within its protective fairing being lowered onto its Vega launcher for a 3/4 May launch
    Launch

    Launch diary

    Karim Mellab, ESA’s Proba-V Project Manager, shares his experiences of the launch campaign in Kourou, French Guiana
    From

    From CERN to space

    Proba-V is demonstrating a new radiation detector based on CERN technology
    V

    V for Vegetation

    Minisatellite tracking global vegetation growth: new video highlights Proba-V for Vegetation
    ESA's

    ESA's Proba family

    A new video profiles ESA's Proba family of minisatellites. Proba-V, the latest addition, will be launched on the night of 3 May
    Technology

    Technology guide

    This new brochure details ESA's leading role in developing technology for space
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    Proba-V opens its eyes17 May 2013

    Proba-V opens its eyes17 May 2013 Earth watcher Proba-V is in good health following its launch last week. The Vegetation imager has been switched on and the first image has been captured over western France.

    Turn your satnav idea into business 03 May 2013

    Turn your satnav idea into business 03 May 2013 Ready to take the next step with your satnav idea? ESA’s business incubation centres are offering help through this year’s European Satellite Navigation Competition.

    Meet the Proba-V team: Jean-Paul Malingreau, chair of the Vegetation International Users Committee 02 May 2013

    Meet the Proba-V team: Jean-Paul Malingreau, chair of the Vegetation International Users Committee 02 May 2013 Jean-Paul Malingreau has played a significant role in the Proba-V saga. He is the long-running chair of the Vegetation International Users Committee (IUC), the organisation that first raised the idea of extending Vegetation observation from the instru...

    When Proba-V met Vega01 May 2013

    When Proba-V met Vega01 May 2013 The Proba-V satellite and its two fellow passengers inside their shared protective fairing are carefully lowered onto the upper stage of their Vega launcher.

    Proba-V ready atop Vega launcher on pad25 April 2013

    Proba-V ready atop Vega launcher on pad25 April 2013 ESA’s Proba-V and its two companion satellites are sitting on top of their Vega rocket on the launch pad, ready for a flight rescheduled to the night of 3/4 May.

    Meet the Proba-V team: Davy Vrancken, QinetiQ Space Project Manager29 April 2013

    Meet the Proba-V team: Davy Vrancken, QinetiQ Space Project Manager29 April 2013 QinetiQ Space in Belgium is serving as prime contractor for the Proba-V mission, as it did for the previous Proba missions, and it has taken four hard-working years to get the minisatellite to this point. In that time the company’s Proba-V team has be...

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