{"id":615479,"date":"2024-04-03T17:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-space-mission-to-create-solar-eclipses-on-demand-with-satellites\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T17:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:48:01","slug":"new-space-mission-to-create-solar-eclipses-on-demand-with-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-space-mission-to-create-solar-eclipses-on-demand-with-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"#New space mission to create solar eclipses on-demand with satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a303adede752\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a303adede752\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-space-mission-to-create-solar-eclipses-on-demand-with-satellites\/#Proba-3s_flightpath\" >Proba-3\u2019s flightpath<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-space-mission-to-create-solar-eclipses-on-demand-with-satellites\/#Solar_eclipses_by_request\" >Solar eclipses by request<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Days before a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America, scientists in Europe have revealed another plan to block out the sun.<\/p>\n<p>The audacious project \u2014 called Proba-3 \u2014 will align two spacecraft to produce artificial eclipses. By creating this complicated calibration, the mission will capture new views of the Sun \u2014 and complete the <span>first-ever precision formation space flight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At an event today in Belgium, the European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled the Proba-3 satellites: the Occulter and the Coronagraph.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Proba-3s_flightpath\"><\/span>Proba-3\u2019s flightpath<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405393 js-lazy\" alt=\"Artist's impression of ESA's Proba-3 mission blocking the Sun between two spacecraft\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1357\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-280x198.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-191x135.jpg 191w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-382x270.jpg 382w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-796x563.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-1592x1125.jpg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2024%2F04%2F03%2Fesa-plans-artifical-solar-eclipse-proba-3%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Artist\u2019s impression of ESA\u2019s Proba-3 mission blocking the Sun. Credit: ESA-P. Carril\" data-title=\"Share Artist\u2019s impression of ESA\u2019s Proba-3 mission blocking the Sun. Credit: ESA-P. Carril on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Artist\u2019s impression of ESA\u2019s Proba-3 mission blocking the Sun. Credit: ESA-P. Carril on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Artist\u2019s impression of ESA\u2019s Proba-3 mission blocking the Sun. Credit: ESA-P. Carril<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1405393\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars.jpg\" alt=\"Artist's impression of ESA's Proba-3 mission blocking the Sun between two spacecraft\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-280x198.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-191x135.jpg 191w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-382x270.jpg 382w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-796x563.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_satellites_form_artificial_eclipse_pillars-1592x1125.jpg 1592w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Under ESA\u2019s plan, the Occulter will fly around 150m from the Coronograph. Once the pair are in their precise positions, the Occulter will cast a shadow onto the Coronagraph face, which will mask the Sun to reveal the corona.<\/p>\n<p>A similar experiment was conducted back in 1975, <span>when astronauts from the US and Soviet Union <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=solar+%22eclipse%22+the+U.S.-USSR+crew+for+the+Apollo+Soyuz+Test+Project.+the%C2%A0+the+Apollo-Soyuz+Test+Project+in+1975&amp;sca_esv=2fcdd62dc0011717&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;ei=d10NZuyIAfSxhbIPpq-tgAw&amp;ved=0ahUKEwisoKX7lqaFAxX0WEEAHaZXC8AQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=solar+%22eclipse%22+the+U.S.-USSR+crew+for+the+Apollo+Soyuz+Test+Project.+the%C2%A0+the+Apollo-Soyuz+Test+Project+in+1975&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAicXNvbGFyICJlY2xpcHNlIiB0aGUgVS5TLi1VU1NSIGNyZXcgZm9yIHRoZSBBcG9sbG8gU295dXogVGVzdCBQcm9qZWN0LiB0aGXCoCB0aGUgQXBvbGxvLVNveXV6IFRlc3QgUHJvamVjdCBpbiAxOTc1SABQAFgAcAB4AZABAJgBAKABAKoBALgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAJIHAKAHAA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\">teamed up<\/a> to create an artificial eclipse. But Proba-3 aims to achieve the feat routinely.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2024, June 20-21 &#8211; Join our Virtual Discount Hunt this week!<\/p>\n<p>For a bit of Easter fun, we\u2019ve hidden a number of discount codes around our Conference website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span> If all goes to plan, the \u20ac200mn mission will deliver solar eclipses on demand. <\/span><span>As a result, the elusive solar corona will finally be visible for sustained study.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solar_eclipses_by_request\"><\/span>Solar eclipses by request<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><video class=\"gifsnomore size-full wp-image-1405395 \" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_stack_separating.mp4\"\/><\/video><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2024%2F04%2F03%2Fesa-plans-artifical-solar-eclipse-proba-3%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Proba-3 will first separate into the Occulter (top) and the Coronagraph. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec\" data-title=\"Share Proba-3 will first separate into the Occulter (top) and the Coronagraph. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Proba-3 will first separate into the Occulter (top) and the Coronagraph. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Proba-3 will first separate into the Occulter (top) and the Coronagraph. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>To produce solar eclipses, Proba-3 will rely on precision formation flying, which autonomously coordinates the movements of multiple spacecraft.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Together, the satellites will create a single <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> instrument that\u2019s 150 metres long.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt will demonstrate various types of formation flying configurations and it will experiment with in-orbit rendezvous techniques,\u201d Dietmar Pilz, ESA\u2019s Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a>, Engineering and Quality, said at a Tuesday press conference. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOnce proven, formation flying will be an enabler for future missions\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><video class=\"gifsnomore size-full wp-image-1405394 \" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/04\/Proba-3_laser_link_between_spacecraft.mp4\"\/><\/video><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2024%2F04%2F03%2Fesa-plans-artifical-solar-eclipse-proba-3%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Proba-3 will use a laser metrology system to achieve millimetre-level precision. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec\" data-title=\"Share Proba-3 will use a laser metrology system to achieve millimetre-level precision. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Proba-3 will use a laser metrology system to achieve millimetre-level precision. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Proba-3 will use a laser metrology system to achieve millimetre-level precision. Credit: ESA \u2014 Magic Fennec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ESA has grand ambitions for the new technology. The agency envisions <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">formations of space telescopes observing cosmic targets at extraordinary resolutions. Proba-3 will also showcase tech for \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in-orbit servicing\u201d and \u201cremoval of derelict satellites,\u201d Pilz said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The next step to those goals is<span _ngcontent-otter-web-c470248639=\"\" appbindingdata=\"\" class=\"transcript-snippet__content__body__word ng-star-inserted\" key=\"118\" data-highlighted=\"false\" data-playhead=\"false\"><span> final pre-flight testing<\/span>. Once that\u2019s completed, the countdown to takeoff can commence. The mission is tentatively slated to launch from India in September 2024.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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