Journey to darkness: live launch of Euclid satellite

Date: Sat, Jul 01, 2023 | 14:30 - 16:15 GMT | 16:30 - 18:15 CEST

Type: ESA TV Live

Format: 16:9

Watch live as the Euclid space telescope launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, at 11:12 local time / 16:12 BST / 17:12 CEST on Saturday 1 July 2023.

ESA's Euclid mission is designed to explore the composition and evolution of the dark Universe. The space telescope will create the largest, most accurate 3D map of the Universe across space and time by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky. Euclid will explore how the Universe has expanded and how and how large-scale structure is distributed across space and time, revealing more about the role of gravity and the nature of dark energy and dark matter.

ESA will broadcast live from the European Space Operations Centre in Germany to cover operational milestones and hear from experts involved in this incredible mission. The transmission will be available in English on ESA Web TV and ESA's YouTube channel.

16:30 Live coverage begins
17:12 Euclid launch on SpaceX Falcon 9
17:53 Separation of Euclid from Falcon 9
17:57 Earliest expected time to acquire Euclid’s signal
A back-up launch date of Sunday 2 July 2023 is foreseen.

Launch highlights will be posted as soon as possible on ESA TV ftp server:
tvdownload.esa.int
Login: esa
Password: ftp4esa

Animations depicting the Euclid spacecraft and expected observations are available here: https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2023/01/Euclid_animation_B-Rolls

Footage and interviews from Euclid’s development are available here:
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2022/04/Euclid_mission_to_study_the_dark_Universe
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2022/11/Euclid_completes_thermal_vacuum_testing
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2023/06/Euclid_Ready_for_launch

More information at: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid