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Orbital inclination of asteroid Didymos
02 MAR. 2026 publication date 220 Views

ESA's Hera mission conducted a deep space manoeuvre in February/March 2026 to align the inclination of the spacecraft’s orbit around the Sun with that of its destination - the Didymos binary asteroid system.

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ESA

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