A satellite full of surprises
With only a few weeks to go till PROBA-V’s seventh birthday, marking the final countdown of its operational mission, we’re happy to release a series of memorable moments and testimonials provided by key Earth Observation colleagues closely associated in the SPOT VEGETATION and PROBA-V missions.
To celebrate its successful path and the new adventures still to come, we compiled these PROBA-V memoires and published them online, together with a selection of our most fascinating images captured from all around the world.
Discover the more than 15 stories and 50 images of our small but brave satellite that was launched in May 2013 with the intention to monitor our Earth’s surface for 2,5 years, but provided us all with so much more ...
PROBA-V, ready to close its eyes
The end of a beautiful mission.
When the PROBA-V mission was launched in 2013, we knew that there was going to be an inevitable end to the mission. PROBA-V was one of the last European satellites that was launched without any propulsion, resulting in a decrease in overpass time. Read more...
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The VITO team
