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A team of teams like never before: rehearsing a unique launch at ESA mission control
Published: September 11, 2026 08:00
On 15 September, two spacecraft will leave Earth together aboard the same launcher from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou: FLEX, ESA’s photosynthesis mission, and Sentinel-3C, Copernicus’ newest satellite monitoring Earth’s oceans, land, ice and atmosphere.At…
BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival with MTM separation success
Published: September 7, 2026 08:25
On 3 September 2026 at 15:49 CEST, the European Space Agency's BepiColombo Mission Control Team at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) received the signal they had been waiting for – BepiColombo’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) successfully…
Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury
Published: September 3, 2026 10:00
After eight years of travelling through the inner Solar System, BepiColombo is arriving at Mercury. This page will show the latest updates throughout the mission's arrival.
Watch live: BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Watch_live_BepiColombo_begins_its_arrival_at_Mercury
Published: August 27, 2026 05:17
After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026, ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from BepiColombo’s two science orbiters – the first major step in one of the most…
Cruise control: the team guiding Hera to its asteroid
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Cruise_control_the_team_guiding_Hera_to_its_asteroid
Published: August 13, 2026 09:46
First the European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission separated from its launcher on 7 October 2024, next its lengthy ‘cruise phase’ began – the car-sized spacecraft’s journey through millions of kilometres of nothingness to converge on its rocky…
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…