Proba-3 mission extension confirmed!

11 June 2026

Proba-3 mission extension gets the green light.

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A successful SWT #13 in the Swiss mountains

31 May 2026

The Proba-3 SWT #13 took placed in Davos, hosted by PMOD. (Link for internal members only)

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First Proba-3 science: surprisingly speedy solar wind

13 April 2026

Since July 2025, the European Space Agency’s pair of Proba-3 satellites has already created 57 artificial solar eclipses. So far, the mission has collected more than 250 hours of high-resolution videos of the Sun’s atmosphere, called the corona. That’s the same amount... read more

Proba-3 First Call for ASPIICS Guest Investigators

6 January 2026

The first Guest Investigator Programme was announced at the end of 2025, with a submission deadline of 12 February 2026. This annual opportunity is open to scientists from ESA Member States, offering not only access to Proba-3 ASPIICS data but also the unique chance to participate in instrument commanding. Successful applicants will spend... read more

First call for SWT13 and Season Greetings

16 December 2025

Please be reminded of the agreed dates for the 13th Proba‑3 Science Working Team Meeting, which will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from 27–29 May 2026. Please add this event to your calendar for the new year.

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ASPIICS Level-3 Data Release

13 November 2025

Earlier this week, ASPIICS Principal Investigator Andrei Zhukov announced the release of the first merged data products from the mission. These products include images of the full solar corona, providing both total brightness (TB) of the K-corona and polarisation brightness (PB) measurements.

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PROBA-3 starts nominal science operations

17 July 2025

On 3 July 2025 the Board of the In-Orbit Commissioning Review declared PROBA-3 operational and the nominal mission phase was initiated on the same day. The mission duration is 24 months counted from the launch date, 5 December 2024. 
The performance of both scientific instruments, DARA and ASPIICS, are excellent and have started to... read more

ASPIICS Logo and Color Tables

17 July 2025

On 11 June 2025, the ASPIICS Principal Investigator introduced the new ASPIICS logo to be used from now on by all collaborators when presenting or distributing ASPIICS related material. The new logo is adaptable for different usages and styles, as explained in the following.

Further, the usage of color tables for the individual... read more

11th SWT held at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium

30 June 2025

The 11th Science Working Team meeting of PROBA-3 was held at the premises of the Royal Meteorological Insitutue of Belgium in Uccle, Brussels from the 25 - 27 June 2025. It was the first meeting after the launch and many contributions were presenting the first data from DARA, 3DEES, and ASPIICS. All three instruments are in good shape and... read more