Vega launch transmission replay – Part 2

Liftoff of flight VV02 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana occurred at 04:06 CEST (02:06 GMT)…

Alphasat, bigger and better

As the largest European-built satellite to date, Alphasat's coverage is both wide and flexible. Here it…

Alphasat reaches Geostationary Orbit

Ariane 5 releases Alphasat, the largest European satellite ever built, towards Geostationary Orbit, after which the…

TDP1: Laser communication

The laser communication terminal on Alphasat make a successful laser link with a Low Earth Orbit…

Vega launch sequence replay

Replay of the lift off of Vega VV02 with Proba-V and two companion satellites, 7 May…

Last Sun

The remote Antarctic base Concordia enjoying its last sunset for almost four months. ESA sponsors a…

A tale of galactic collisions

When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects we see are…

Vega launch

Join us for the launch of Vega VV02 with Proba-V early on the morning of 7…

Destination Earth

An artistic look at a coronal mass ejection launched towards Earth. The image is based on…

Launch postponed

Proba-V's Vega VV02 launch postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions