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ESA spacecraft performing well in orbit
Paris (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 The European Space Agency's Proba-2 spacecraft platform is in its second week in orbit and scientists say its operational health is excellent. The mini-spacecraft and the ESA's SMOS satellite were launched aboard the same rocket Nov. 2 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia. Proba-2 is designed to demonstrate 17 advanced satellite technologies while observing the sun and the plasma environment in orbit, the space agency said. The next step for Proba-2, which is expected to reach operational status within two months, is the commissioning of its many new technological payloads. The mini-satellite is among the smallest ever flown by ESA. SMOS, ESA's full-sized Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity spacecraft, will require more time to check and calibrate its equipment, the ESA said. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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