By SpaceZE News Publisher on Thursday, 27 June 2024
Category: ESA Top News

Proba-3 tries formation flying on the ground

The two Proba-3 satellites were set facing each other across a cleanroom as cameras, LEDs, a laser and shadow sensors were activated in turn, testing the systems that will let the pair sense their precise positions relative to each other, allowing them to line up precisely in orbit down to a single millimetre.

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