Duboriz Ievgen

Another one chemist
Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer.

[HEO @heospace]

In 1986, this satellite provided the highest-resolution civilian view of the Chernobyl exclusion zone available at the time, captured within days of the disaster.

SPOT 1, launched by CNES two months earlier, gave analysts imagery to begin understanding the scale of what had happened, at a moment when a 30 kilometre radius around the plant had been evacuated, 115,000 people displaced, and the ground itself too contaminated to survey on foot.

SPOT 1 was one of the most capable Earth observation satellites of its time, delivering a sharp 10-meter ground resolution in panchromatic mode and 20 meters in multispectral mode. Its two-pass stereoscopic correlation technique produced usable elevation data for large portions of the planet's landmass, a capability that proved essential for reading terrain in a landscape where ground access was not an option.

The story did not end with the disaster. In 1988, SPOT 1's near-infrared sensor captured some of the earliest evidence of recovery, photosynthetic activity returning to the exclusion zone. The SPOT series kept observing the area for years afterward, tracking decontamination work, new construction and reforestation as the region slowly changed.

Nearly 40 years after launch, HEO imaged SPOT 1 in orbit, checking in on the state of the asset. The solar panels remain fully deployed and the satellite appears largely intact. Beyond physical condition, the imagery also offers a read on the object's behaviour, whether it is tumbling, stable, or holding a fixed orientation, information that is critical for space domain awareness on the growing population of aging, non-manoeuvrable objects in orbit.

[WLR2678🌌 @WLR_2678]

Can't wait to see this goober jumping into a PSR and confirm WATER using its Lunar Soil Water Molecule Analyzer (LSWMA)!

[SegerYU @SegerYU]

CZ-10B 从超过 100 km 高度外展开栅格舵直到着陆的全程，级间段外俯视视角，8 倍速。原视频来自央视新闻。

[Tory Bruno @torybruno]

The first Blue Ring super spacecraft continues to move smartly through assembly. But, I thought I’d share some pics of the other vehicles that we built as dedicated test units. This one it’s the Static Test vehicle, doing its thing…

[Ace of Razgriz @raz_liu]

According to the CMS(China Manned Space), The CZ-5 Y14 plan to launch the Chang'e-7 has arrived at Wenchang LC. The Chang'e - 7 is planned to land on the south pole of the moon to lay foundation for the future lunar station. via https://t.co/PEefRE2PpC

[Егор @CubeSatOperator]

The Arktika-M2 satellite transmitted these images this evening (21:45 and 22:00 Moscow time) in RDAS mode at 7865 MHz.

[Shen Shiwei 沈诗伟 @shen_shiwei]

With Long March 10B, how has🇨🇳China became the world's second country, after🇺🇸US, to recover orbital booster?

Unlike methods pioneered by @elonmusk's @SpaceX, the Chinese mission used a first-of-its-kind, sea-based net-and-cable system to allow for a more adaptable recovery.

It's a world first for net-based rocket recovery – and a giant leap for reusable space tech.

[Anshuman Mahapatra @TitaniumSV5]

ISRO has completed three major qualification tests for Crew Module(CM) systems of Gaganyaan:

Float inflation test for CM up-righting system

Umbilical separation testing of CM-SM CDS

CM structure qualification test for apex cover separation loads

https://t.co/q8NM26yXBO

[Jonathan McDowell @planet4589]

The situation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) website is even worse than I thought. Not only are new registrations not being published, but most of the links to the *old* docs are broken. Except for the versions in Russian; for some reason you can get those.

[landru79 Jacint Roger @landru79]

Vamos calentando los motores para las próximas operaciones de #Bepi

MISSION #BepiColombo
#Mercury Transfer Module Monitoring Camera CAM1

2026-04-17 > 2026-07-10

https://t.co/Gj1ejIgFZa

ESA/BEPICOLOMBO/MTM/j. Roger

[Daniel Marín @Eurekablog]

Vídeo épico del lanzamiento del CZ-10B y recuperación de la primera etapa:

[Sidharth.M.P @sdhrthmp]

Yet another hop test & landing by a Japanese mini test rocket... Honda was the first to showcase a hop test & landing, now Japanese Space agency JAXA does it

Only USA & China have orbital vertical landing rockets...

[Dr Marco Langbroek @Marco_Langbroek]

Same part of the sky, imaged by me in 2014 (SSON 60-cm telescope), and last night (MISO TU Delft 40-cm telescope)
Green and red marked objects are (the same) stars, as reference.
What do you note about the yellow marked object? Can you guess what it is?

[Element115 @Element115art]

Space Docking Operations

[Storm Silvawalker 🇨🇦 @StormSilvawalk1]

The creature

[ApoStructura @ApoStructura]

It’s becoming clear that movies wildly underestimated how cool reentering the atmosphere looks like

[🚀conspiracy_slayer🌕 @conspiracyslyr]

JAXA's Reusable Vehicle eXperiment (RV-X) flight test

credit: @clearusui

[Scott Manley @DJSnM]

You can see in this clip from their control center that they were watching the inside of the propellent tank on the big screen

[Peter Hague @peterrhague]

The real space race is in the space ovens. First barbecue wings and now cake. The ISS has no answer, just pouches of slop, tortillas and hot sauce.

[SegerYU @SegerYU]

另一个角度。