ESA's Proba-3 Coronagraph re-establishes contact after month-long silence

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ESA's Proba-3 Coronagraph re-establishes contact after month-long silence
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ESA says its Proba-3 Coronagraph spacecraft has reconnected with Earth after a month of silence; an anomaly in February disrupted attitude control and prevented safe-mode entry, and the spacecraft is now in safe mode with its solar panels powering the systems while health checks are conducted to assess possible damage as the Coronagraph and its Occulter continue their formation to study the solar corona by creating artificial eclipses.

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