Simon Vanden Bussche

Very proud to see these pictures and massive congratulations to everyone on the Proba-3 team all over Europe, Canada and India!

Normally it takes a planet and a Moon to align before you get a picture like this. Now we can do it with two spacecraft that were in a cleanroom in Belgium less than a year ago.

The Sun, emerging from totality behind the Earth, seen from Blue Ghost's perch on the Moon:

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Pictures on the blog: blogs.esa.int/proba-3/

Watch eclipse-making Proba-3 launch ESA’s eclipse-making precise formation-flying mission is nearly ready for liftoff! Proba-3 is scheduled for launch on a PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, on Wednesd...

Livestream: www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

🟢 Satellites on top of the launcher
🟢 Ground stations green
🟢 Operations teams in Belgium and in India ready

After many years of design, integration and testing, now it's time to fly. Follow along tomorrow 4 December at 11h38 CET.

Godspeed Proba-3, enjoy the ride! 🚀