ESA to launch two satellites partly developed in Cork

The European Space Agency mission to study the sun’s inner corona was made possible by Onsemi’s silicon photomultipliers

The landmark Proba-3 mission is setting out to study the sun’s inner corona using tech in part developed by the Cork branch of US semiconductor supplier Onsemi. Picture: ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) will kick off its landmark Proba-3 mission next week, launching two satellites into space which were in part developed by the Cork branch of US semiconductor supplier Onsemi.

The mission, which sets out to study the sun’s inner corona, was made possible by Onsemi’s silicon photomultipliers.