Debris manoeuvre ABORT: “Given that the conjunction flyby risk was now below the limit for our mission, and taking all other factors into account, I asked the teams at ESOC to abort the debris manoeuvre,” says Swarm Mission Manager Rune Floberghagen. “This was the safest way to continue with our mission.” Via ESA’s Rocket Science blog
To recap: Based on an assessment of information on hand as of late yesterday, it was clear that the conjunction – a close flyby – of a ca. 15-cm chunk of space debris would violate the risk threshold.