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On December 8, 2012, a Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle lifted off with the telecommunications satellite Yamal-402 from Baikonur. Breeze-M engine\’s final burn ended about four minutes early so the upper stage did not insert the satellite into the proper orbit. Yamal-402 was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space.
Credit: Roscosmos
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The Active Region 1618, tracked in magnetic field, 6173A, and AIA 171, from November 15 to November 22, 2012.
Credit: SDO/HMI
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On November 20, 2012, a Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle lifted off from Baikonur with a new direct broadcast satellite, EchoStar-16. EchoStar-16 was manufactured by Space Systems / Loral for the North American satellite operator EchoStar.
Credit: Roscosmos
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NASA\’s Suni Williams, Aki Hoshide of JAXA and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko landed after spending more than four months aboard the International Space Station.
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The total solar eclipse of 13-14 November 2012 was only visible to ground-based observers situated in northern Australia, while ESA\’s Sun-watching satellite Proba-2 enjoyed three partial eclipses from its viewpoint in space. The constant change in viewing angle of Proba-2 as it orbits the Earth meant that the satellite passed through the Moon\’s shadow a total of three times during the eclipse event. The video was produced from images taken by Proba-2\’s SWAP imager, which snaps the Sun in ultraviolet light to reveal stormy active regions on the solar disc.
The apparent noise in the movie results from high energy particles hitting Proba-2\’s electronics as the spacecraft passes through the South Atlantic Anomaly. The dimming in the movie is an effect as part of the satellite\’s orbit passes through the shadow of the Earth.
Credit: ESA
Cassini started its mission 15 years ago and has been exploring the Saturn system since 2004.
Credit: NASA/JPL
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