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ASPIICS is back in business!
After an anomaly onboard Proba-3's Coronagraph spacecraft led to loss of contact between the spacecraft and ground control last February, a tiger team worked relentlessly to get the spacecraft and its ASPIICS coronagraph back. Already in March they managed to re-establish contact with the coronagraph spacecraft.
After about 2 months of careful and gradual testing, a first formation flight was successfully performed last week. This was the moment of truth for the ASPIICS coronagraph.
Itchy NOAA 4455
NOAA 4455 produced 2 strong M-class flares and one X1 flare in less than 12 hours. The related coronal mass ejections are expected to hit the near-earth environment from late on 4 June through 5 June. There's a small chance for auroras over Belgium. ***UPDATED (1)***












