Formation flying spacecraft pair to study Sun's corona.
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With key test done, Proba-3 will be shipped to SDSC-SHAR in India on 21 October for a planned launch by PSLV-XL launcher on 29 November 2024.
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Looks like NOTAM has been issued for upcoming PROBA-3 launch from FLP of SDSC-SHAR.
Enforcement duration 0900-1300 (UTC), 25 November to 24 December 2024.
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Might've slipped to Early December 2024
"Now, on a day like 29 October, the pair of Proba-3 spacecraft is a reality, having passed the ground tests required of them before being sent into space. So Diego Rodríguez is happy and content ahead of their launch into orbit from India, the date of which is just around the corner, with the launch scheduled for the first days of December."
(Contd.) Confirmed. Proba-3 now aiming for 4 December 2024 launch.
(Contd.) Tentative time of launch.
"The launch is now scheduled for Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 16:00 local time in Sriharikota."
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/proba-3/20241031-new-launch-date-announced
Institutionalized religious superstition at ISRO..
https://blogs.esa.int/proba-3/2024/11/25/move-to-the-launch-pad/
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PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 : Launch scheduled on 4 December 2024 at 16:08 (IST) / 10:38 (UTC). Registration for Launch View Gallery to open at 18:00 IST today.
https://lvg.shar.gov.in/VSCREGISTRATION/index.jsp
How to watch it live?
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PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission page
https://www.isro.gov.in/PSLV_C59_PROBA-3_Mission.html
Press-kit (PDF) : https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/PSLVC59/PSLV_C59_Brochure.pdf
ESA Pres-kit (PDF) : https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/technology/esa-proba3_media_kit.pdf
Live-stream:
ISRO Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/live/PJXXLLw0PBI
ESA Web TV One: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/ESA_Web_TV
(Contd.) Might be something extra on PS4 payload deck. Nothing in press-kit about it but this space is reserved for small rideshares and can be used to host small non-separable payloads as well. Let's see if we get any details.
ISRO on X
"Due to an anomaly detected in PROBA-3 spacecraft PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 launch rescheduled to tomorrow at 16:12 hours."
European Space Agency on X
Proba3 launch update:
As part of standard operations in the preparation of launch, a technical issue was detected in the Proba-3 spacecraft.
Liftoff is now scheduled no earlier than 5 December 10:42 GMT/11:42 CET.
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ISRO on X
As per the ESA's request, the launch of PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 has been rescheduled as follows:
Date: 05th December 2024
Time: 16:04
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PSLV-C39/PROBA-3 launch was a success!
ESA on X confirms telemetry reception from Yatharagga ground station.
Post-launch image gallery with some images of launch.
https://www.isro.gov.in/PSLV_C59_PROBA3_Gallery_Post_Launch.html
With this two new additions to PSLV wearing
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PSLV_with_condensation_clouds_from_shockwaves
@Ohsin My mum tied a black string to my sideview mirror. It seemed to work fine for many years, until my car suddenly died on the freeway, during the morning peak, when I was 38 weeks pregnant. LOL.
@Ohsin facepalm-ing to hide my face because of the embarrassment
@mountdiscovery Yep, they are not fond of number 13 either and launch countdowns are started at auspicious Muhurt as well ..
@Ohsin @EricFielding hm, I can appreciate tradition — but the description reads as superstition. Oh well, good luck!
@jade_smith @Ohsin Here at JPL, people always eat peanuts before a spacecraft launch or landing or orbit insertion, unless they are allergic. It is a different fun superstition.
@EricFielding @Ohsin the lucky peanuts are a tradition, not superstition!
I work at JPL, as well. I enjoy your posts here, as well as on Slack, Eric!