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Un appareil tchèque dans l'espace

En novembre 2009, Proba-2, satellite européen, a été lancé du cosmodrome russe de Plesetsk [1]. Il embarque à son bord un dispositif élaboré par une équipe de chercheurs tchèques et hollandais, sous la supervision de l'Institut de Physique Atmosphérique de l'Académie des Sciences de République Tchèque, [2] dont l'objectif est l'étude de la météorologie spatiale.
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Rokot Launch with SMOS and Proba-2 from Plesetsk


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Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check
Into its second week in orbit, Proba-2's spacecraft platform has proven to be in excellent health. This leaves the way clear for commissioning the many new technology payloads aboard the mini-satellite, among the smallest ever flown by ESA.

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TLE Data
PROBA2
1 36037U 09059B   09306.75344963 -.00000045 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 00059
2 36037 098.3049 132.1599 0012180 249.8041 110.1794 14.51968465000095


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The European Space Agency ESA has launched two satellites from a northern Russian base in Archangelsk, containing Dutch technology. One satellite will collect data important for research into climate change. The other is carrying 17 new inventions developed by the Dutch technical institute TNO in Delft for testing. The whole project is costing 315 million euros.
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About Proba-2
Proba stands for PRoject for OnBoard Autonomy. The Proba satellites are among the smallest ever to be flown by ESA, but they are making a big impact in space technology. Proba-2 is the second of the series, building on nearly eight years of successful Proba-1 experience.

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Proba-2 has reached Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on 3 September, where it is being prepared for launch this November. Among the smallest satellites ever built by ESA, it was transported there aboard an Ilyushin cargo plane. Proba-2 is a mission of ESA's General Support Technology Program (GSTP), building on almost eight years of operational experience gained with Proba-1. While standard satellites are lorry-sized structures, the Probas occupy less than a cubic meter. But this small scale does not limit their capabilities: Proba-2 carries a total of 17 new technology developments and four scientific experiments, focused on solar and space weather observations.

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Proba-2's journey to Russia marks its first step towards space
Proba-2, one of the smallest satellites ESA has ever built for space, is about to leave its Belgian homeland. Its development and testing complete, the satellite is being packed up for the first leg of its journey to orbit - shipment to the distant Plesetsk launch site in northern Russia.
Proba-2 is second in ESA's Project for OnBoard Autonomy series, building on nearly eight years of operational experience gained with Proba-1. While standard satellites are truck-sized structures, the Proba satellites have a volume of less than one cubic metre. But this small scale does not limit their functionality: Proba-2 incorporates a total of 17 new technological developments and four scientific experiments, focused on solar and space weather observations.

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Following an agreement between ESA, Krunichev Space Centre and Eurockot Launch Services, ESA's next Earth Explorer mission SMOS and a secondary payload, the technology demonstrator Proba-2 satellite, will now launch on 2 November 2009.
The new November launch date follows a rescheduling of the previously announced date of 9 September. Both the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite and the secondary payload
Proba-2, which is ESA's second Project for Onboard Autonomy mission, will be launched together on a Rockot launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. This type of rocket was also used to launch ESA's Earth Explorer Gravity Mission GOCE in March this year.

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