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Euclid

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Science ExplorationcislunarCOSPAR 2023-092ALaunched 7/1/2023
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Euclid Mission
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
7/1/2023
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
cislunar
Altitude
637,096.5 km
Inclination
36.87 deg
Dry Mass
1,711 kg
Total Mass
1,921 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
AST
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2023-092A
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Mentions
104
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Euclid will create a map of the large-scale structure of the Universe by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 27, 2023NASA to Provide Coverage for Launch of ESA's Euclid Dark Universe Mission
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The European Space Agency will launch the Euclid Dark Universe space astrophysics mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 2023-07-01.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Jun 27, 2023Teledyne’s Visible and Infrared Detectors to Aid Space Imaging of ESA’s Euclid Dark Universe Space Mission

The European Space Agency and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:11 a.m. EDT (8:11 a.m. PDT) Saturday, 2023-07-01, to launch the Euclid spacecraft.

PlanValue 4.0Jun 27, 2023NASA to Provide Coverage for Launch of ESA's Euclid Dark Universe Mission

The European Space Agency and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:11 a.m. EDT on Saturday, 2023-07-01 to launch the Euclid spacecraft.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 26, 2023NASA to provide coverage of ESA’s ‘Dark Universe’ mission launch

Euclid is a fully European mission built and operated by ESA with contributions from NASA.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 3, 2023ESA’s Euclid Successfully Undergoes EMC Test at Thales Alenia Space's Test Facility

Airbus Defence and Space was chosen to develop the Euclid Payload Module, including the telescope.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Mar 3, 2023ESA’s Euclid Successfully Undergoes EMC Test at Thales Alenia Space's Test Facility

Sener Aerospace’s work has supported missions and programs including HRE, SEOSAT/Ingenio, CHIME, LSTM, Hubble, Rosetta, SMOS, Pléiades, Herschel & Planck, JUICE, Athena, Solar Orbiter, Proba-3, Gaia, BepiColombo, ExoMars, Curiosity, Euclid, LISA Pathfinder, MTG, FLEX, LOP Gateway, Mars2020, Earth Explorers, COPERNICUS, and Galileo.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.3Feb 1, 2023Sener Aerospace’s scanner mechanisms contracted for the Forum mission by ESA

ACME Lithium has acquired or is under option to acquire a 100-percent interest in projects in Clayton Valley and Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada; at Shatford, Birse, and Cat-Euclid Lakes in southeastern Manitoba; and at Bailey Lake in northern Saskatchewan.

RelationshipsValue 4.3Jan 28, 2023ACME Lithium locates samples with high lithium values using ASTERRA satellite technology

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.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.6Dec 12, 2022Elon’s Twitter dilemma

European Space Agency will launch the Euclid astrophysics mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 20, 2022ESA moves two missions to Falcon 9

Euclid is a cosmology mission featuring a space telescope operating at the Earth–Sun L2 Lagrange point.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 20, 2022ESA moves two missions to Falcon 9

Euclid will operate around the Earth–Sun L2 Lagrange point approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 18, 2022Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission

A feasibility study for launching Euclid on Falcon 9 was ongoing and was to be completed by the end of October.

PlanValue 3.0Oct 18, 2022Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission

Euclid was originally manifested to launch on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana in 2023.

PlanValue 4.2Oct 18, 2022Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission

Russia’s 2022-02-26 decision to halt Soyuz launches from French Guiana put five European missions in limbo, including two Galileo navigation satellite launches, ESA’s Euclid space observatory, the EarthCARE Earth science satellite, and a French reconnaissance satellite.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 17, 2022ESA suspends work with Russia on ExoMars mission

The 2022-02-26 Russian decision put five European missions in limbo: two Galileo navigation satellites, ESA’s Euclid space observatory, ESA’s EarthCARE Earth science satellite, and a French reconnaissance satellite.

LegalGeneralValue 4.0Mar 17, 2022ESA weighs options for replacing Soyuz launches

The European Space Agency planned to launch the Euclid infrared space telescope on a Soyuz in 2023.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 26, 2022Russia halts Soyuz launches from French Guiana

The acquisition of Euclid is part of Orbit Communications Systems Ltd.'s plans to expand and complete its product portfolio offered to customers.

RelationshipsGrowthPlanValue 3.7Jan 2, 2022Orbit Communications Systems To Acquire Euclid Systems Engineering

Orbit Communications Systems Ltd. entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the issued and paid-up capital of Euclid Systems Engineering Ltd.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 2, 2022Orbit Communications Systems To Acquire Euclid Systems Engineering

The New Norcia ground station is expected to support upcoming missions including the Euclid astronomical observatory and the Juice mission to Jupiter, both set to launch in 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jul 5, 2021Deep Space Antenna For The ESA’s New Norcia Ground Station To Be Supplied By Thales Alenia Space + Partners