ESA minisatellites to follow Europe's solar eclipse
Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2015 - On Friday morning, 20 March, Europe will experience a partial solar eclipse. Only a partial solar eclipse will be visible from continental Europe, but the Agency's Sun-watching Proba-2 minisatellite, up in its 820 km-altitude orbit, will see two periods of near-total eclipse for a few dozen seconds. Meanwhile, other members of ESA's Proba minisatellite family - each smaller than a cubic me ... more

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