Proba-3 Space Mission Achieves Precise Formation Flying

Proba-3 Achieves Precise Formation Flying

The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission has achieved its ambitious goal when its two spacecraft, the Coronagraph and the Occulter, flew 150 meters (nearly 500 feet) apart in perfect formation, simulating a single giant spacecraft.“The spacecraft measure and control their relative position using the Visual Based System, which includes a wide-angle camera on the Occulter tracking a set of flashing LED lights on the Coronagraph.” Teodor Bozhano…

Proba-3 space mission achieves precise formation flying

The European Space Agency is celebrating its Proba-3 space mission successfully achieving precise formation flying. The space craft involved are on a journey to investigate the Sun’s corona. The agency ... The post Proba-3 space mission achieves precise millimetre formation flying appeared first on Electronics Weekly.