The Hera asteroid mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in October 2024 after being originally manifested on Ariane 6.
ESA announced its intent in October to launch Euclid and the Hera mission on Falcon 9 and signed a final contract with SpaceX at the end of January.
The European Space Agency arranged launches of the Euclid astrophysics mission and the Hera asteroid mission on Falcon 9 after those missions lost Soyuz and Ariane 6 launch options.
European Space Agency will launch the Hera asteroid mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2024.
Hera had been scheduled to launch by the end of 2024 on an Ariane 6 but that schedule became infeasible due to a delay in the first Ariane 6 launch announced on 2022-10-19.
ESA’s Hera mission is due to launch in late 2024 to perform a detailed post-impact survey of Dimorphos.
The Hera planetary defense mission will include Milani as a critical component and will perform a detailed post-impact survey of the target asteroid, Dimorphos.
Milani is a companion small satellite to the Hera spacecraft and will be released in proximity to the asteroid.
Laser reflectors on Milani will enable unprecedented gravity field measurements of the asteroid in conjunction with Hera's laser range finder.
The ESA HERA mission is set to be launched in 2024.
GomSpace Luxembourg s.a.r.l. and OHB signed a contract for the Inter Satellite Link system for the ESA HERA mission to be delivered in June 2022.
Olivier Quero stated that Hera Drone Hub demonstrates how cities can adopt U-Space technology for drone operations in urban environments.
The Hera Drone Hub was inaugurated in March and made Zaragoza the first European city to authorize drone testing and pilot training in the Control Zone of an airport region within an urban airspace.
GuardianUTM Enterprise will provide Hera Drone Hub with a combined view of the airspace in its TSA.
Hera Drone Hub aims to conduct BVLOS operations safely using Altitude Angel’s digital authorization and flight management technology.
The Hera Drone Hub has announced that Altitude Angel will provide UTM through its GuardianUTM Enterprise platform to the world’s first urban test center in a CTR.
Hera Drone Hub is pleased with the integration of Altitude Angel technology, enabling unprecedented control of operations for authorities and operators.
The deployment of GuardianUTM Enterprise at Hera Drone Hub will be its first in a city environment.
The test environment at Hera Drone Hub allows operators and pilots to train with drones weighing up to 500 kg.
Miguel Ladrón de Cegama mentioned that the partnership between Hera Drone Hub and Altitude Angel represents a significant step towards the safe incorporation of drones in urban and interurban environments.