News and Events
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SWOT satellite climbs higher for a better view
Between 10 and 20 July, the French-American SWOT satellite, which measures the...
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CALIPSO bows out
The CALIPSO scientific mission ended on 1 August 2023. This date marks the end...
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Ariane 6 development status check
The final stages of Ariane 6’s development are underway in French Guiana and...
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The Corot launch preparation campaign
The Corot launch preparation campaign is advancing on time and without a hitch, moving step by step toward its scheduled departure this autumn. This mission’s ambitious aim is to...
News InstitutionalFebruary 14, 2006 -
Ariane 5 rockets aloft
Saturday 27 May, Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre with a record-breaking 8.2-tonne payload of 2 telecommunications satellites. See the final days leading up to...
News InstitutionalFebruary 14, 2006 -
Calipso launch preparations
The launch of the Nasa/CNES Calipso satellite, postponed last autumn due to strike action at Boeing, is finally set to take place this week from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB...
News InstitutionalFebruary 14, 2006 -
Pictures of Venus from Venus Express
After successfully entering orbit around Venus on 11 April, Europe’s Venus Express probe has sent back its 1st pictures of the planet, revealing the 1st-ever views of Venus’ south...
News Sciences InstitutionalFebruary 14, 2006 -
Gliding safely back to Earth
Developed by CNES, PRE-X is a reusable atmospheric re-entry vehicle that will demonstrate for the 1st time in Europe the ability to re-enter the atmosphere on an unpowered...
News InstitutionalFebruary 7, 2006 -
Cassini-Huygens mission - Titan one year on
Cassini-Huygens is the 1st space mission dedicated to exploring Saturn and its system of rings and moons. One year ago today, Europe’s Huygens probe separated from the Cassini...
News Observation InstitutionalJanuary 10, 2006 -
Topex/Poseidon takes its final curtain call
The curtain has come down on the Topex/Poseidon satellite altimetry mission. After nearly 13 years in orbit studying ocean phenomena, the joint French-U.S. satellite has now...
News InstitutionalJanuary 5, 2006 -
Giove blazes the trail for Galileo
Go, go Galileo! The Giove-A satellite has arrived in Baikonur ready for launch 28 December onboard Soyouz-Fregat. Giove-A is the 1st step in implementing Europe’s Galileo...
News InstitutionalDecember 13, 2005 -
Esa Council meeting
At the Esa Council meeting in Berlin on 5 and 6 December, ministers in charge of space from member states charted the future roadmap for Europe’s space programme. Discussions...
News InstitutionalDecember 9, 2005 -
Closing in on extrasolar planets
Preparations on the Corot satellite are entering the home straight, with a last series of tests designed to evaluate its performance and ability to withstand the mission...
News InstitutionalNovember 28, 2005 -
Venus Express to launch on November 9
After a launch delay of several days, Venus Express is now all set to go. The European spacecraft dedicated to studying the atmosphere of Venus will launch atop a Soyuz-Fregat...
News Sciences InstitutionalNovember 7, 2005 -
Syracuse 3A successfully positioned
Teams at the Toulouse Space Centre have successfully positioned the Syracuse 3A military telecommunications satellite, launched by an Ariane 5 GS vehicle during the night of 13 to...
News InstitutionalNovember 2, 2005 -
Satellite technology helps to combat locusts
As plagues of locusts threaten to destroy crops in the Sahel region of Africa, CNES is proposing satellite technologies to track swarms.
News InstitutionalOctober 25, 2005 -
New CNES website feature focuses on Space and...
What are the obstacles currently limiting our understanding of global warming? What can Earth observation satellites see that we don’t detect from the ground? Have space...
News InstitutionalOctober 13, 2005 -
Syracuse is in orbit
Ariane scores dual mission success : the launcher placed two payloads into geostationary transfer orbit of which the French Ministry of Defence’s Syracuse 3A military...
News InstitutionalOctober 10, 2005 -
The 2nd WISE campaign begins
After the 1st phase last spring, the 2nd WISE campaign is off to a start. The 12 new volunteers are preparing to spend the next 2 months in a bedrest position with their heads...
News InstitutionalOctober 3, 2005 -
Calipso to launch end October
The Calipso satellite dedicated to studying the atmosphere will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at the end of October.
News InstitutionalSeptember 20, 2005 -
Strateole-Vorcore campaign studies the Antarctic...
From 1 September to 30 October, CNES is taking part in the Strateole-Vorcore balloon launch campaign in Antarctica. This campaign plans to release 20 or so stratospheric balloons...
News InstitutionalSeptember 1, 2005
