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ESA’s small Proba satellite celebrates five years in space

23 October 2006

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Proba-1, Project for On Board Autonomy, demonstrates the potential and feasibility of small satellites for advanced scientific and Earth Observation missions.

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This image of Mont St. Michel, France, was acquired by ESA’s Proba satellite with its Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS).

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The Niau atoll, located in the central South Pacific Ocean, is highlighted in this image, acquired by ESA’s Proba satellite on 6 October 2005 with its Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS). Niau is one of nearly 80 coral reef atolls that forms the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia.

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