Three Swarm satellites on adapter

The third Swarm satellite being moved to join the launch adapter.

Dordain receives Dutch royal honour from Minister Kamp

ESA Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain receives a Dutch royal honour from Minister Kamp of Economic Affairs of…

Spring support

Technology image of the week: these concealed springs and dampers rest at the base of ESA's…

Spring support

Technology image of the week: these concealed springs and dampers rest at the base of ESA's…

Second Swarm on the launch adapter

On Saturday 2 November 2013, the second Swarm satellite, FM2, was lifted from the trolley and…

Galileo inspection

The main antenna of the second Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellite being inspected with a…

ATV-4 burn

ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle,Albert Einstein,burnt up on 2 November at 12:04 GMT over an uninhabited…

Artist’s view of Swarm

Artist's view of Swarm. Swarm is ESA's first Earth observation constellation of satellites. The three identical…

Artist’s view of Swarm

Artist's view of Swarm on a Rockot. Swarm is ESA's first Earth observation constellation of satellites.…

Artist’s view of Swarm

Artist's view of Swarm on a Rockot. Swarm is ESA's first Earth observation constellation of satellites.…