Dust monitor to demonstrate pristine satellite launches

Artist's view of Vega-C on the launch pad

While on Earth, satellites are kept in immaculate cleanrooms to protect their instruments from harmful dust particles. If those instruments fail to function properly in space, however, it could be because of particle contamination during launch. Now a British company has developed a device to identify whether this is the case.




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Source: ESA Space Engineering & Technology