{"id":11010,"date":"2024-02-15T19:52:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/power2innovate.com\/euclids-twin-arrives-at-esa-mission-control\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T19:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:52:12","slug":"euclids-twin-arrives-at-esa-mission-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/power2innovate.com\/euclids-twin-arrives-at-esa-mission-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Euclid&#8217;s &#8216;twin&#8217; arrives at ESA mission control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/euclids-twin-arrives-a.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2024\/euclids-twin-arrives-a.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The Euclid Avionics Model set up inside its dedicated room at ESA's ESOC mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Credit: European Space Agency\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The Euclid Avionics Model set up inside its dedicated room at ESA&#8217;s ESOC mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Credit: European Space Agency<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ESA&#8217;s Euclid observatory has begun to survey billions of galaxies on a quest to uncover the secrets of dark matter and dark energy from its vantage point 1.5 million km from Earth.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>The spacecraft is operated by teams at ESA&#8217;s ESOC mission control, who send commands, download data and status information and ensure the health and functioning of the satellite.<\/p>\n<p>These teams rely on a one-of-a-kind test bench known as an &#8220;avionics model&#8221; to diagnose and solve issues experienced by the Euclid flight model in space and to test procedures and software on the ground before they are executed on the real spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>An avionics model is an electrically faithful replication of the satellite&#8217;s avionics\u2014the devices, hardware and software on a spacecraft that enable it to be controlled from the ground, including propulsion, attitude control, communication, computers and navigation, and its scientific instruments.<\/p>\n<p>The Euclid Avionics Model began its life at the spacecraft&#8217;s manufacturer, Thales Alenia Space in Torino, Italy, and was recently delivered to ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Euclid flight control team now has direct access to a fully functional replica of the inner workings of the satellite,&#8221; says spacecraft operations manager Micha Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The avionics model has already proven very important to the mission. It was used extensively during Euclid&#8217;s demanding commissioning phase to validate the safety and effectiveness of critical updates to the Fine Guidance Sensor and other on-board software on the ground before we uploaded them to the spacecraft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The flight control team is currently undergoing training on the use and maintenance of the Euclid model, which will remain at ESOC for the rest of the mission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvided by<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Space Agency<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuclid&#8217;s &#8216;twin&#8217; arrives at ESA mission control (2024, February 15)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tretrieved 15 February 2024<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t This document is subject to copyright. 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