PROBA-3

NGC contributed its expertise in the fourth project of the PROBA series, PROBA-3, that launched in December 2024 and is currently the world's first precise formation flying to observe the Sun's corona.

Image : PROBA-3 formation flying mission will rely on GNC software developed by NGC

Two PROBA-3 satellites consist of an Occulter satellite whose mission is to block the very intense light emission from the main solar disk and the Coronagraph, whose scientific mission is to align itself accurately with the Occulter and the sun in order to observe the sun corona. In addition to this scientific objective, PROBA-3 has the technological mission of demonstrating in orbit the formation flight of satellites.

NGC was responsible for the design and validation of the AOCS software for the two spacecraft. This mission is the first flight demonstration of the execution of orbital manoeuvres with NGC’s AOCS.

See PROBA-3 page on ESA website for additional details on the mission.

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