First autonomous formation flight of double satellite Proba-3

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First autonomous formation flight of double satellite Proba-3
First autonomous formation flight of double satellite Proba-3
First autonomous formation flight of double satellite Proba-3

Proba-3’s Coronagraph spacecraft captured by a camera onboard the Occulter spacecraft during the mission's first autonomous formation acquisition

Two spacecraft flying as one – that is the goal of European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission. Earlier this week, the eclipse-maker moved a step closer to achieving that goal, as both spacecraft aligned with the Sun, maintaining their relative position for several hours without any control from the ground.

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