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Finding Hera’s way: ESA’s Flight Dynamics team into action
The European Space Agency’s Hera planetary defence mission team is preparing to light a fire in the sky. On the early morning of 15 October the small-car-sized spacecraft will burn its Orbit Control Thrusters in the direction of its target asteroid system for a total of 93 minutes continuously. This braking manoeuvre will bring it near to matching the orbital velocity of the Didymos binary asteroids.
| Summary | The European Space Agency’s Hera planetary defence mission team is preparing to light a fire in the sky. On the early morning of 15 October the small-car-sized spacecraft will burn its Orbit Control Thrusters in the direction of its target asteroid system for a total of 93 minutes continuously. This braking manoeuvre will bring it near to matching the orbital velocity of the Didymos binary asteroids. |
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| Source | Spaceflight News — Launch news |
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| Feed | snapi/articles |
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| First observed here | 10 Oct 2026, 06:30 EDT |
| Last observed here | 11 Oct 2026, 12:34 EDT |
| In latest snapshot | Yes |
| Record identifier | 485f833b-3a0d-5cdc-b126-4f9da19f4664 |
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