The telescope is slated to arrive at its final destination, 1.5m kilometres from Earth, approximately 29 days after launch.
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For the first time in Europe, the German government has entrusted a privately financed European space company with the launch of institutional payloads.
In an exclusive interview with SatellitePro, Herve Derrey, Executive Vice President of Thales Alenia Space, sheds light on the company's development in digital...
Thales will offer a new generation NLES prototype to support new services like EGNOS data authentication or Integrity for High Accuracy Service.
Eutelsat Quantum uses technology developed by Airbus and SSTL in the UK under the ESA Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme and supported...
For the first time, a live demonstration of an ESA terminal was performed on an Inmarsat operational GX satellite.
Thales Alenia Space will serve as prime contractor for this programme with Airbus Defence and Space as the main partner for the radar instrument.
In December, mission experts will give an overview of the project status, explain the ambitious mission design and detail the next steps leading to launch.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will now undergo a series of exhaustive checks and calibrations before it starts collecting science data in a few months' time.
NASA also released the report of a Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board, which has been established to evaluate the status of the multi-year...
