Seeing double! ESA's Izaña-2 laser ranging station has begun to track space debris from the Spanish island of Tenerife. In the future, engineers hope to use such lasers to nudge small debris off of a collision course with a satellite. Full documentary at: https://t.co/0JWQF6FuR0
Hoy hace 14 años el navarro Mikel Nieve ganaba en Gardeccia la 15ª etapa del Giro de Italia logrando de este modo su segunda victoria como corredor profesional. https://t.co/TilVVLGDDE
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Watch as @esa Biomass's antenna deploys in space!
Following liftoff, orbital injection acquisition of its first signal and satellite in-orbit checks, the successful deployment of Biomass’ mesh antenna reflector marks the final key step in the launch and early operations phase.
👀Look at this huge antenna in Space! ⬇️
Biomass’ 12 metres diameter reflector has been successfully deployed a week after its launch.
The reflector acts like a giant “space mirror” that is used to focus and direct radar signals. It is part of the satellite's P-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system.
@esa's satellite is now ready to map the Earth’s forests in unprecedented detail.
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Falcon 9 is vertical at pad 4E in California ahead of today’s launch of 131 payloads to orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 11:09 a.m. PT → https://t.co/qjrl60OF1s
GEISAT Precursor is designed to precisely identify, locate and quantify individual point sources of methane emissions.
📸 Methane plumes detected by GEISAT Precursor over the Korpeje area in western Turkmenistan on 18 March 2024 (left) and 9 April 2024 (right).
credits: @satlantis_