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PROBA-3
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Also known as Project for On-Board Autonomy 3

PROBA-3 is a dual-probe technological demonstration mission by the European Space Agency devoted to high-precision formation flying to achieve scientific coronagraphy. It is part of the series of PROBA satellites that are being used to validate new spacecraft technologies and concepts while also carrying scientific instruments. It lifted off aboard ISRO's PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. The project is managed by Damien Galano.

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Spaceflight.name
PROBA-3
Spaceflight.image
PROBA-3 artistic rendering.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
An artistic rendering of PROBA-3
Spaceflight.mission_type
Solar observatorytechnology demonstrator
Spaceflight.operator
ESA
Spaceflight.website
,
Spaceflight.mission_duration
2 years (nominal) (elapsed)
Spaceflight.manufacturer
S/C: SENER/Redwire/EADS CASA/GMV/SPACEBEL ASPIICS: CSL
Spaceflight.launch_mass
CSC and OSC in stack: 
Spaceflight.dimensions
CSC: OSC: 
Spaceflight.launch_date
5 December 2024, 10:34 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_rocket
PSLV-XL C-59
Spaceflight.launch_site
First Launch Pad,Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
NSIL ISRO
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Highly elliptical Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_eccentricity
0.8111
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
59 degrees

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The Proba-3 program takes an important step in the integration of its two satellites - Sener

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Official website
www.esa.int/proba3
Image
PSLV-C59, PROBA-3 - Dual spacecraft stack in cleanroom.webp
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UTC date of spacecraft launch
2024-12-05
Commons category
PROBA-3
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15 sections
Contents
  • Mission concept
  • Design
  • CSC and OSC spacecraft
  • Scientific payloads
  • Ground segment and operations
  • Background
  • Timeline
  • Development
  • Launch campaign
  • In orbit
  • Results
  • Coronagraph anomaly
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

PROBA-3 is a dual-probe technological demonstration mission by the European Space Agency devoted to high-precision formation flying to achieve scientific coronagraphy. It is part of the series of PROBA satellites that are being used to validate new spacecraft technologies and concepts while also carrying scientific instruments. It lifted off aboard ISRO's PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. The project is managed by Damien Galano.

==Mission concept== PROBA-3 consists of two independent, three-axis-stabilized spacecraft: the Coronagraph Spacecraft (CSC) and the Occulter Spacecraft (OSC). The spacecraft fly close to each other on a highly elliptical orbit around the Earth, with an apogee at 60,500 km altitude.

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