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#SolarOrbiter - we hear you! We have acquisition of signal. Our New Norica tracking station has locked on to#SolarOrbiter. Transmission coming in loud and clear.#AOS
#LoudAndClear
#Estrack
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China’s
#Change5 has set off for the Moon!
Using signals received by #Kourou station, we helped confirm that the spacecraft safely arrived in space. Best wishes for a successful mission! See you on the homeward journey!#Estrack
#DeepSpaceCommunication Photo 1: CGTNpic.twitter.com/LAsnlq9Jn9
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Called ‘Multiple Spacecraft Per Aperture’
#MSPA, the technique is used routinely by ESA’s#Estrack and@NASA's@dsn_status But MSPA only works one way. While the ground station can receive data from multiple spacecraft, it can only ‘speak’ to one at a time#MessagesFromEarth pic.twitter.com/uNtCS79XcS
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Today's the day! China's
#Change5 lunar sample return mission soon lifts off, soft landing on the Moon's far side in a couple of days. Humanity hasnt brought samples back from the Moon since 1975, and we're happy to be supporting the exciting mission with our#Estrack network! pic.twitter.com/GVOe9drc1R
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#CountdownToMars : to communicate with Earth,@NASAPersevere will rely on spacecraft orbiting#Mars as relays.@ESA_ExoMars@ESA_TGO is one of these spacecraft, communicating via a network of ground stations on Earth, including our#Estrack network
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/02/How_ESA_is_helping_NASA_s_Mars_lander_phone_home … pic.twitter.com/cRnEoM1x17
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Early this November, ESA’s
#DeepSpace Antenna in New Norcia, Australia, was subject to major maintenance, ensuring it is in pristine condition and able to continue communicating with our missions across space#ESTRACK#SpaceOnEarth
Find out more: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Cleaning_the_dishes … pic.twitter.com/Pyob6taspG
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Find out more about
#Estrack network, and discover, in real time, which spacecraft each#groundstation is ‘talking’ to with#EstrackNow
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#Estrack reports the New Norcia antenna has been moved into position, awaiting the first words from#SolarOrbiter - expected in ~30 mins#AquisitionOfSignal
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ESA's Kiruna ground station recently turned 30 - that's three decades communicating with some of ESA's most pioneering space missions, sending commands and bringing data home. Watch the full video for more
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2020/10/ESA_s_Kiruna_celebrates_30_years_of_space_excellence …
#SpaceOnEarth#Estrack
pic.twitter.com/N6smq6nBiXESA's Kiruna celebrates 30 cool years connecting Earth to spaceNorth of Sweden and the Arctic Circle, ESA’s Kiruna ground station celebrates 30 years looking skyward, connecting us to many of our beloved and most pioneering space explorers. -
Our
@esaoperations experts will help upgrade the@goonhillyorg station for commercial#deepspace communication, helping kick-start a unique European capability#estrack http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Estrack/Goonhilly_goes_deep_space … pic.twitter.com/xQLoi9FHBZ
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A team from ESA supported by our friends at
#ClarityCommunication had a fabulous time at#AstroFest2019#Estrack#NewNorcia http://fal.cn/ilzJ http://fal.cn/ilz9 pic.twitter.com/8jGjMWv4mM
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You can follow ESA's fleet of spacecraft in Earth orbit and deep space in real time, using data from the
#ESTRACK, our global network of antennas!



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The @ESASolarOrbiter#missioncontrol team is currently running through the launch dress rehearsal In real-time, they are running through the vital hours before launch, in contact with#Estrack,@NASA and the spacecraft, currently nestled in the rocket launcher#SolarOrbiterpic.twitter.com/07dkBlJRVK
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ESA’s northernmost ground station,
#Kiruna, is celebrating 30 years looking skyward, connecting us to many of our most beloved and pioneering space explorers
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_Ground_Stations/ESA_s_polar_station_marks_three_decades_satellite_tracking …
#SpaceOnEarth#Estrack pic.twitter.com/mRAfWlHdpx
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The
#Cebreros station now takes over tracking from#NewNorcia It takes a global network to track a deep space explorer!#BepiColomboVenusFlyby#Estrack http://estracknow.esa.int/#/2020-10;station=CEB …pic.twitter.com/1T6sCeWNJM
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On Monday,
@NASA's#InSight lander will land on#Mars, &@ESA is here to help.#Estrack deep-space antennas
communicated with InSight during its journey, and after landing the @ESA_TGO will help relay lander data back to Earth
Find out more: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/ESA_lends_a_hand_at_Mars …
#MarsLandingpic.twitter.com/2fbx2xXAAq
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Old and new technology...
#esaoperations#esa_es#estrack#Cebrerospic.twitter.com/ogYRHAASqm
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The
#Kourou ground station in French Guiana will track#Change5 for several hours after launch, determining exactly where the spacecraft is in order to establish communication links and verify the health of the new mission#Estrack
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"We’ve got a lot of really wild weather happening here at the
#NewNorcia ground station. Just what we need to fill our water tanks after a long, hot Summer!" - Suzy Jackson, Site Manager leading a team of 7 who maintain ESA's giant deep dish in Western Australia#Estrack
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