LC-EP29: ESA’s Hera Launch to Dimorphos

Live Coverage of the Launch of ESA’s Hera Mission to asteroid Dimorphos to investigate the impact consequences from NASA’s Dart mission.
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  • 07.10.2024 18:19

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  • 07.10.2024 18:15

    We got a signal from Hera. Solar panels are deployed and contact to ESOC control room in Darmstadt is established. Hera is now on its way to asteroid Dimorphos. A great day and step for Europe and the European Space Agency.


    Video: Nemeth/Star Productions / ESA / Space X

  • 07.10.2024 18:10

    Hera will now deploy it‘s solar panels and send a signal back to Earth. This can take several minutes.

  • 07.10.2024 18:09

    We have a successful separation of Hera from the Falcon 9 rocket.


    Video: Nemeth/Star Productions / ESA / Space X

  • 07.10.2024 18:05

    The first signals of Hera will be received by the NSA Deep Space Network antenna in Australia.

  • 07.10.2024 18:04

    When Hera separates from the Falcon 9 it will deploy its solar panels to get energy from the sun. The upper stage of the Falcon 9 will remain in an interplanetary orbit as well and my return to earth some day.

  • 07.10.2024 17:50

    We have a successful burn of the second stage and Hera reached the interplanetary orbit around the sun. In around 20 minutes we will have separation of Hera from the Falcon 9.

  • 07.10.2024 17:05

    In round about 1 hour we have separation of Hera from the second stage

  • 07.10.2024 17:00

    Stage 2 burn is coming soon. Hera will fulfil another Earth orbit before the space probe moves into interplanetary orbit.

  • 07.10.2024 16:59

    We have a successful launch and a successful separation of the first stage

  • 07.10.2024 16:54

    Launch of the Hera Mission.


    Video: Nemeth/Star Productions / ESA / SpaceX

  • 07.10.2024 16:50

    We have 3 minutes to launch

  • 07.10.2024 16:43

    This falcon 9 rocket booster (first stage) has it‘s 23 and final launch today.

  • 07.10.2024 16:41

    We are 10 minutes to launch. weather looks better in Florida, than in the morning.

  • 07.10.2024 16:33

    Launch is in around 20 minutes.

  • 07.10.2024 16:21

    We are 30 minutes from launch

  • 07.10.2024 16:20

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  • 07.10.2024 16:18

    the ESA live broadcast has begun. Several instruments on Hera will investigate the dust particles from the Dart impact and the ground of the asteroid Dimorphos.

  • 07.10.2024 16:12

    Hera‘s mission is to find out which consequences the impact of the NASA Dart space probe had on asteroid Dimorphos.

  • 07.10.2024 15:50

    weather conditions are still on go

  • 07.10.2024 15:49

    We are one hours away from the launch. Hera is already in the Falcon 9 rocket and propellant is loaded to the rocket.

  • 07.10.2024 12:51

    The launch of the Hera mission has been brought forward to 16:52 CEST today.

  • 05.10.2024 16:11

    Welcome to our Live Coverage of the Launch of ESA’s Hera Mission to asteroid Dimorphos to investigate the impact consequences from NASA’s Dart mission.

    Our live coverage will start today at 16:30 CEST here and on BlueSky.

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