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ESA Operations
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AMAT: charting ESA’s path through the Solar System
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/AMAT_charting_ESA_s_path_through_the_Solar_System
Published: July 13, 2026 08:30
Every space mission starts with a question: how do we get there? At ESA, Advanced Mission Analysis Tools (AMAT) is helping mission analysts answer it, providing a modern, flexible environment for designing complex trajectories from Earth orbit to deep…
Training while flying: Inside BepiColombo's arrival simulations
Published: July 10, 2026 03:09
Deep space software upgrade for Hera’s asteroid visit
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Deep_space_software_upgrade_for_Hera_s_asteroid_visit
Published: July 8, 2026 12:44
Operating across 140 million km of space, the control team for ESA’s Hera mission have succeeded in upgrading the software running the spacecraft, leaving it ready to explore the distant Dimorphos and Didymos asteroids this autumn.
Time to say goodbye to Sentinel-1A
Published: June 30, 2026 12:30
After 12 years of exceptional service, the pioneering Copernicus Sentinel-1A radar satellite has reached the end of its mission. Originally designed for a seven-year life in orbit, the satellite has exceeded expectations, not only by its longevity, but…
End of the blue glow: BepiColombo turns off solar electric propulsion for Mercury arrival
Published: June 24, 2026 07:56
At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time. After powering BepiColombo's eight-year journey across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP) system completed its final thrust…
Doubling ESA’s deep space capabilities at New Norcia with deep space antenna 4
Published: April 7, 2026 07:15
ESA’s newest deep space antenna, DSA 4 (also called NNO-3), is now fully online – representing a powerful new addition that strengthens the Agency’s reach across the Solar System and boosts the capacity and resilience of its global Estrack network for…
A rare encounter: How Juice came to observe 3I/ATLAS
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/A_rare_encounter_How_Juice_came_to_observe_3I_ATLAS
Published: March 23, 2026 07:30
No matter how much planning goes into space missions, one must always expect the unexpected. But luck favours the prepared. In July 2025, an unexpected visitor entered our Solar System, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – Juice…
Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_on_course_for_asteroid_rendezvous
Published: March 17, 2026 12:00
A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year.
"She flies satellites. One day, I can too."
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/She_flies_satellites._One_day_I_can_too.
Published: March 9, 2026 07:30
At ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), teams work around the clock to fly spacecraft across the Solar System and monitor Earth from orbit. Among them are women leading spacecraft operations, managing teams and helping shape the culture of ESA’s…
10 asteroids named to honour ESA’s role in Planetary Defence
Published: January 13, 2026 13:00