The ESA's Proba-3 mission will launch from India on December 4, using ISRO's PSLV-XL to explore the Sun's corona through precise formation flying. This collaboration highlights India's growing reputation in space technology.

The twin spacecraft that arrived in India earlier this month has been integrated and stacked at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota primed for launch.

The Proba-3 mission continues ESA's suite of solar missions, following the successful launches of Proba-1 (2001) and Proba-2 (2009), which were also launched by ISRO.

ISRO will launch the European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 mission on December 4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission, dedicated to studying the Sun’s corona, the outermost layer of its atmosphere.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced that it will launch the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 to observe the Sun with great precision on December 4.

India’s rocket PSLV is all set to launch a pair of unique experiments developed by the European Space Agency on December 4. First in the world, Proba-3 mission will see two satellites in a formation parallel to each other for long durations.

ISRO plans to utilize its PSLV to send the solar probes into space. The mission consists of two spacecraft that are stacked vertically for the launch.

The European Space Agency admitted that ISRO's PSLV is a more cost-effective alternative to its own heavy-lift Ariane-6 and medium-lift Vega-C rockets. The three instruments onboard Proba-3 will help unravel the scientific mystery of why the solar corona is significantly hotter than the sun itself.

The mission will attempt the first-ever “precision formation flying”, where two satellites will fly together and maintain a fixed configuration in space. Here is what it will study and why the mission matters to India.

Scheduled for December 4, the mission will be launched aboard the PSLV rocket, aiming to revolutionise space research by enabling real-time data processing in orbit.

India's ISRO is launching ESA's Proba-3 mission on December 4th from Sriharikota. This mission will study the Sun's corona using two satellites flying in precise formation, simulating a continuous solar eclipse.