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👋Greetings from ESA's Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany! We're getting ready for #SolarOrbiter launch: liftoff is scheduled in less than 30min from @NASAKennedy

Follow live coverage from ESOC & Cape Canaveral via #ESAWebTV
🎥esawebtv.esa.int

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@NASAKennedy The press centre here in Darmstadt is vibrant with #media!

Follow @ESASolarOrbiter & @esaoperations for a detailed countdown to liftoff of #SolarOrbiter and @esascience for exclusive content about the mission science #science from our experts

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@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience Why #SolarOrbiter?
@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience More than the sum of its parts #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience Observing the yet uncharted polar regions of the #Sun #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience There's so much we still don't understand about our #Sun and how it influences our own planet #spaceweather #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience ⏲️Less than 10 minutes to liftoff
#SolarOrbiter ready ✅
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@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience GO #SolarOrbiter
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@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience 😬 #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience Liftoff! #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience 🌎🚀🛰️#WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
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@NASAKennedy @esaoperations @esascience Following the launch sequence after #SolarOrbiter liftoff...

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We will be now waiting for spacecraft separation in about 40 minutes, followed by acquisition of signal...

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👉esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
Amazing liftoff picture by #ESAWebTV's very own Kelsea Brennan-Wessels 👍
Another incredible shot of #SolarOrbiter liftoff
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Relive the moments of #SolarOrbiter liftoff while we wait for spacecraft separation...

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📷👉esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
It's still pretty early morning in Europe... Let's try to stay awake with a little recap on why this #science mission to the #Sun is so exciting 😉

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Meanwhile at the #media centre at ESA's Operations Centre in Darmstadt...
It is an impressive journey...
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📽️esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
#SolarOrbiter separation from the rocket confirmed ✅
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🙏 #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters
And... #SolarOrbiter signal acqired – via the #NewNorcia tracking dish in Western Australia 📶

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Now... waiting for solar arrays to deploy & start converting sunlight into electricity. This is of course mission-critical 😬

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Relive the moments of #SolarOrbiter liftoff while we wait for the spacecraft's solar panels to deploy...

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📷esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

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#SolarOrbiter solar array deployment: confirmed ✅

We have energy 🛰️🌞

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Happy Solar Orbiters at Cape Canaveral, Florida 🎉

Günther Hasinger, @ESA Director of Science & Thomas Zurbuchen, @NASA’s associate administrator for Science

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@HasingerProf @Dr_ThomasZ More happy Solar Orbiters in Florida 🙂

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@HasingerProf @Dr_ThomasZ While the #SolarOrbiter mission control teams make sure everything is healthy onboard, we'll be waiting for deployment of the boom with in-situ instrument sensors and of the antennas, expected in the next couple of days #Staytuned #WeAreAllSolarOrbiters

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@HasingerProf @Dr_ThomasZ Thanks to all Solar Orbiters for joining this evening / night / morning to follow the launch of our #SolarOrbiter mission to study the #Sun up close! Signing off from ESA's Operations Centre 👋
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#ICYMI Press release 👉esa.int/Science_Explor…
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