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ESA's Hera mission to use Luxembourg radar tech for first asteroid subsurface probe
7 day briefing • 2019-11-14 - 2019-11-20 (6 years ago) • frozen
This week's standout development is the European Space Agency's Hera mission, which will deploy the Juventas nanosatellite to perform the first-ever radar survey of an asteroid's interior. A Luxembourg-based firm is providing critical radar electronics, enabling the spacecraft to map internal structures from deep space. This mission marks a milestone in small-satellite capabilities for deep-space research and reinforces Europe's role in planetary defense and asteroid science.
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- - ESA's Hera mission will use Juventas nanosatellite for first radar probe into an asteroid's subsurface.
- - Luxembourg firm supplies critical radar electronics for deep-space asteroid mapping.
- - Mission demonstrates small-satellite capabilities for deep-space research.
- - Hera mission supports planetary defense objectives by characterizing asteroid interior.
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Luxembourg-Based Radar Innovation for Asteroid Exploration
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Primary ESA article detailing the Hera mission's radar innovation using Luxembourg electronics.