OHB-Built Hera Probe Sends First Close-Up Image of Didymos Asteroid

• OHB on Nov. 6, 2026, reported that its ESA probe Hera transmitted its first Didymos image from about 60 kilometers away.
• All spacecraft systems passed testing and verification; rehearsals for rendezvous maneuvers were completed successfully.
• Deployment rehearsals for CubeSats Juventas and Milani succeeded, supporting investigations into the asteroid’s internal structure and composition.
• Hera’s mission targets measurements of NASA’s 2022 DART impact to assess the effectiveness of asteroid deflection for planetary defense.
• The spacecraft was developed, built, tested and launched within four years, involving about 100 companies and research institutions across 18 ESA member states.

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