Proba-1 Celebrates 20th Birthday In Orbit
On this day, twenty years ago, ESA’s first small satellite, Proba-1 (Project for On Board Autonomy), was launched with just one goal – to prove technologies in space.
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Proba-1 sets new record
Originally designed as a two-year mission and launched on 22 October 2001, Proba-1 is still going strong, providing very valuable hyperspectral data.
Shadows on ice: Proba-1 images Concordia south polar base
ESA’s Earth-observing microsatellite Proba-1 has glimpsed one of the loneliest places on Earth – Concordia research base in the heart of Antarctica.
ESA’s Proba-1 spies Burning Man festival
Around 50 000 people gathered in the desert in Nevada this week for the annual Burning Man festival. ESA’s Proba-1 microsatellite snapped a souvenir as it flew some 600 km overhead.
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Proba-1’s T-plus 23 years in orbit
Proba-1’s T-plus 23 years in orbit
Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit
Mini Earth-observer Proba-1's 20 years in orbit
ESA’s oldest Earth-observer images Delhi airport
ESA’s oldest Earth-observer images Delhi airport
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PROBA - ESA's New Mini Satellite
PROBA - ESA's New Mini Satellite
PROBA: fruitful demonstrations: Images of the sun from SWARP instrument on board of PROBA 2
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