ESA Explores Space Operations

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From Earth orbit to deep space: sharing the excitement of realtime mission operations at the European Space Agency.

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ESA‘s riskiest flyby – Solar Orbiter faces Earth debris

We talk to Julia Schwartz, expert in flight dynamics, and Klaus Merz, space debris, about Solar Orbiter's upcoming risky Earth flyby. On 27 Nov, it will pass almost as close as the International Space Station in one of the closest flybys on record, which will see the spacecraft pass through two regions of hazardous debris. Could Solar Orbiter swerve from collision, if needed? Has the recent 'fragmentation event' increased the risk?

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From Earth orbit to deep space: sharing the excitement of realtime mission operations at the European Space Agency.

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European Space Agency
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15
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6
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