Category: MISC

The first ever cube satellite with a hall-effect electric propulsion has been launched by Exotrail.

This allows the cubesat to perform advanced and automatic manoeuvres.

Exotrail paves the way for new space mobility with
first of its kind successful in-orbit demonstration mission

Virgin Orbit has launched its first set of satellites into space which is great news for small satellite operators.

Congratulations to the team and Sir Richard Branson!

BBC News: Branson’s Virgin rocket takes satellites to orbit

The instruments for the ESA Euclid space telescope, scheduled for launch in 2022, have been integrated after passing the qualification and acceptance review. Congratulations to the team!

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/12/Instruments_installed_on_Euclid_spacecraft

The Space Weather Service Network Portal has been updated.

https://swe.ssa.esa.int/release-notes-3.2

The latest data collected from the Gaia spacecraft has been released.

Basically a 3D space catalog with billions of astronomical objects.

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_s_new_data_takes_us_to_the_Milky_Way_s_anticentre_and_beyond