https://spacewatch.global/tag/solar-orbiter/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/solar-orbiter/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/04/spacewatchgl-search-for-independence-european-prospects-in-the-field-of-solar-weather-monitoring/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54731 In the last decade, space weather has become the subject of serious consideration in the scientific community and global scientific organizations. Solar activity plays an important role in both space operations and terrestrial infrastructure. Flares, storms, and coronal mass ejections are all manifestations of solar activity that can affect the operation of satellites, navigation, surveillance, radio communications, and other important structures. As a consequence, there is a need for a reliable and independent ecosystem for monitoring and forecasting solar weather. Today, the European space sector faces the challenge of creating infrastructure capable of competing with existing international initiatives.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/09/solar-orbiter-observes-origins-of-magnetic-switchback/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:01:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43274 The ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter observatory found clues on the origin of magnetic structures dubbed switchbacks, and also revealed insights regarding the mechanisms that are likely to accelerate solar wind, the Metis Collaboration said. Solar Orbiter’s Metis coronagraph observed an S-shaped magnetic structure in the solar corona, propagating towards interplanetary space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/solar-orbiter-metis-hunting-cosmic-rays-with-a-coronagraph/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34994 Solar Orbiter is the ESA/NASA mission launched on February 10, 2020, meant to observe the polar regions of the Sundown to 0.28 AU distance (42 million kilometres). It carries 10 instruments to investigate how our Star generates and controls the heliosphere. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/solar-orbiter-and-bepicolombo-to-make-history-with-double-venus-flyby/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34886 The two spacecraft will fly by Venus just 33 hours apart with Solar Orbiter arriving first on 9th August at 4:42 UTC followed by BepiColombo on 10th August at 13:48 UTC. The missions create a unique opportunity to study the planet’s environment at multiple places at the same time.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/esa-installs-deep-space-dish-in-australia-and-telescope-in-chile/ Tue, 04 May 2021 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32451&preview=true&preview_id=32451 The European Space Agency (ESA) is building a deep space dish in Australia and an asteroid telescope in South America. ESA cooperates with the Australian Space Agency to construct a second 35-metre, deep space dish antenna at its existing ground station in New Norcia, Western Australia]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/solar-orbiter-commissioned-in-orbit-despite-covid-19/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24050 Airbus has successfully completed the In-OrbitCommissioning (IOC) of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft, by the teams working from home as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/esa-head-jan-woerner-announces-he-will-step-down-in-july-2021/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20138 After several months of speculation, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Jan Woerner announced on 28 February 2020 that he will not seek another term as head of the space agency and will step down from his position in July 2021.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/following-solar-orbiter-esa-to-send-twin-proba-3-spacecraft-to-the-sun-in-2022/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19327 After Solar Orbiter, ESA's next mission observing the Sun will not be one spacecraft but two: the double satellites making up Proba-3 will fly in formation to cast an artificial solar eclipse, opening up the clearest view yet of the Sun's faint atmosphere - probing the mysteries of its million degree heat and magnetic eruptions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/esa-nasa-solar-orbiter-lifts-off-for-historic-mission-to-the-sun/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19297 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/esa-nasa-solar-orbiter-is-prepared-for-launch-to-observe-the-sun/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19193 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/arianespace-soyuz-successfully-launches-esas-cheops-exoplanetary-mission/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 06:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17934 The Airbus-built CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) has been successfully launched on the morning of 18 December 2019 on a Soyuz rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/greek-space-agency-signs-space-cooperation-mou-with-airbus/ Thu, 23 May 2019 05:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14247 Airbus and the Hellenic Space Agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering future space cooperation. The MOU will focus on Earth observation, space exploration and future growth opportunities including software research and space policy.]]>