Near-infrared observation allows Euclid to penetrate interstellar dust and detect light sources obscured by surrounding material.
The dark cloud LDN 1641 was captured in a new image by the European space telescope Euclid.
The Euclid Space Telescope was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023.
Euclid's mission is to map billions of galaxies in deep space and study dark matter and energy.
The new antenna successfully received its first signal from the ESA spacecraft Euclid during final calibration.
This mission marks the 22nd flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched missions including Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and 15 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and 16 Starlink missions.
The first stage booster on its 12th flight previously launched Euclid, Axiom-2, Axiom-3, Cygnus NG-21, SES-24, CRS-30, and five Starlink missions.
The Data Campus is involved in major European projects, such as dark matter measurements with the EUCLID satellite and the LISA project for gravitational waves.
This launch is the ninth flight of the first stage booster, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the SES ASTRA 1P mission is flying for the ninth time after previous launches including Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the ASTRA 1P mission was scheduled for its ninth flight and previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
The first stage booster for the SES ASTRA 1P mission previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.
EarthCARE is the second ESA-led mission to launch on a Falcon 9 after the Euclid space telescope launched in July of the previous year.
The 2024-04-27 mission was the second European institutional mission to fly on a Falcon 9 following ESA’s Euclid space telescope launch in 2023-07-01.
Redwire’s expanded European operations support European Space Agency programs including Cheops, Proba-3, Euclid, the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism for the lunar Gateway, and the Hera mission.
The first stage booster previously launched ESA Euclid, Ax-2, Ax-3, CRS-30, and two Starlink missions.
ESA contracted SpaceX for three Falcon 9 launches: the Euclid astronomy spacecraft launch in July and the Hera asteroid mission and EarthCARE Earth science satellite launches in 2024.
Euclid was launched on 2023-07-01 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
ESA interrupted some Euclid test measurements on 2023-08-18 and performed other observations while addressing stray-light issues.