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PROBA2 witnesses an annular eclipse

People across Africa and Asia marvelled at the solar eclipse that took place on 15 January. At the same time it was being recorded from orbit – by ESA’s Sun-watching PROBA2. The small satellite is demonstrating new space technologies but also hosts scientific instruments to monitor the Sun and (...)

Press release: first achievements

Packed with novel devices and science instruments, PROBA2 is demonstrating technologies for future ESA missions while providing new views of our Sun. At a press conference on Tuesday January, 26 at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Brussels, the team behind the small satellite declared (...)

International year of astronomy 2009 (IYA2009)

Click here to learn about IYA2009.

Sun|trek

Check Suntrek out to follow a journey to learn more about the Sun, our star.

Climate and weather of the sun-earth system (CAWSES)

Science comics aimed at raising the curiosity of children and awareness of people from non-science background… Click here!

PROBA2 puzzle for kids

The European Space Agency (ESA) not only makes spacecraft, but also puzzles! Check it out

Spot PROBA2

Contest: Spot PROBA2 in the sky Who will be able to spot PROBA2 and put it on a movie or picture? The Rockot will be launched at 02:50:51 Belgian time. The separation of PROBA2 from the last stage of the spacecraft takes place in the morning at 05:50:06 Belgian time. Soon afterwards, the (...)

Press release: launch

Launch PROBA2 Eyes focused on the Sun and space weather November 2, 2009, will be a red-letter day for the Belgian space industry and space sciences. A rocket containing PROBA2 will be fired off at 02:50 Belgian time from a Russian launch base in Plesetsk. PROBA2 will be the first ESA space (...)

The PROBA2 project

A documentation text (in Dutch) on the PROBA project and especially the PROBA2 satellite can be found here.

Media gallery

We collected a sample of PROBA2 images suitable for public distribution. Please find them here

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