India to Launch European Proba-3 Satellites on Dec. 5 to Create Artificial Eclipses in Space Written 4 February 2025

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India to Launch European Proba-3 Satellites on Dec. 5 to Create Artificial Eclipses in Space

PROBA-3 artistic rendering. | Credit: ESA – P. Carril; Wikipedia; Fair Use

SPACE reports, “A European mission that will use two satellites to create artificial eclipses in Earth orbit will launch early Thursday morning (Dec. 5) … The ESA’s Proba-3 formation-flying mission is scheduled to lift off atop an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Satish Dhawan Space Center on Thursday at 5:42 a.m. EST (1042 GMT; 4:42 p.m. local time in India).”
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