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Proba-2 (Project for On board Autonomy)

Mission Overview

The Proba-2 satellite was launched on November 2, 2009, on board the Russian Rocket Rockot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. (Photo : ESA)

On November 2, 2009, Proba-2, a small but powerful satellite focusing on solar observations and space weather, was launched into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. This is the second in ESA's series of microsatellites that are being used to validate new spacecraft technologies with its In-orbit Technology Demonstration Programme. Canadian space companies are contributing significant technology to this project.