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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SMOS heads for Russia on 16 September
The SMOS Earth-observation satellite is all set to be flown from Cannes to Arkhangelsk, 200 km south of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, in readiness for its scheduled 2 November launch.
News Observation InstitutionalSeptember 10, 2009 -
DECLIC set to show matter as never before
The DECLIC mini-laboratory developed by CNES is scheduled to reach the International Space Station on 25 August, carrying a full set of equipment to study transparent materials...
News Sciences InstitutionalAugust 31, 2009 -
SAFIRE studies the atmosphere from the air
In 1947, the 1st airborne measurements began aiding scientists studying Earth’s atmosphere. Today, the SAFIRE joint research unit created in 2004 fulfils this data collection...
News InstitutionalAugust 12, 2009 -
New balloon campaign in Sweden
Part of International Polar Year, the Strapolété project will provide valuable data on the Arctic stratosphere in summer to further our understanding of ozone-climate interaction...
News InstitutionalAugust 6, 2009 -
CNES supports environment expedition
The French ecology ministry has tasked the schooner La Boudeuse, skippered by Patrice Franceschi, with a special environmental mission, supported by CNES. The expedition launches...
News InstitutionalAugust 4, 2009 -
Steins unveils its secrets
Last September, the European Rosetta probe sent back pictures immortalizing a rare asteroid called Steins. Now, after in-depth analysis of data collected during the flyby, the...
News InstitutionalJuly 15, 2009 -
XMM-Newton finds 1st intermediate-mass black hole
A team of researchers supported by CNES has used the European space telescope to clearly identify a black hole weighing more than 500 solar masses.
News SciencesJuly 10, 2009 -
IASI acquires 1st atmospheric ammonia measurements
Using CNESand Eumetsat’s* IASI infrared sensor, a French-Belgium team of researchers has obtained the 1st global maps of atmospheric ammonia.
News Observation InstitutionalJuly 2, 2009 -
L’Ecotaxe des poids lourds, par satellite ?
Le principe est acquis et la loi est votée : en 2011, conformément aux conclusions du Grenelle de l’environnement, l’Ecotaxe kilométrique s’appliquera aux poids lourds qui...
News InstitutionalJuly 2, 2009 -
CNES at the 48th Paris Air Show
This year’s international air show takes place from 15-21 June at Le Bourget airport. Amidst the 2,000 exhibitors and 140 aircraft on display, CNES’s pavilion presents a...
News InstitutionalJune 17, 2009 -
PHARAO: a new kind of time machine
Construction of CNES’s PHARAO atomic clock is getting underway in preparation for its planned launched in 2013. Among other things, it will set out to test Einstein’s theory of...
News Sciences InstitutionalJune 2, 2009 -
CALIPSO switches to back-up laser
After 3 years operating flawlessly, the French-US satellite’s laser has failed. This contingency had been expected and CALIPSO has successfully switched to its back-up laser.
News Observation InstitutionalMay 7, 2009 -
MyOcean – Ocean weather bulletins made in Europe
Mercator Ocean and the Midi-Pyrenees regional council recently launched the 1st European ocean monitoring and forecasting system that will provide a free service to give European...
News InstitutionalApril 28, 2009 -
Argos – Tracking elephant seals to understand the...
Using specially designed Argos transmitters, an international team of researchers has been tracking elephant seals in their feeding grounds, gathering unique information about the...
News Observation InstitutionalApril 14, 2009 -
PSMA put through its paces in French Guiana
26 March, Operation Araponga demonstrated the effectiveness of the PSMA emergency medical aid unit during a final test run near the Brazilian border. Emergency services in Cayenne...
News InstitutionalApril 8, 2009 -
PSMA offers all-terrain emergency medical...
Getting emergency medical teams quickly to the scene of a disaster like a plane crash deep in forest terrain is no easy task. For this reason, French Guiana has worked with CNES...
News InstitutionalMarch 30, 2009 -
GOCE to map Earth’s gravity field
The launch of the European Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer satellite (GOCE), initially planned 10 September 2008, is now scheduled for 16 March. Its...
News Observation InstitutionalMarch 16, 2009 -
Surveying Earth’s oceans: Jason-1 and Jason-2...
After a 6-month cross-calibration phase, Jason-2 has been moved into the orbit of its predecessor Jason-1. The 2 ocean-observing satellites will now fly in tandem on parallel...
News Observation InstitutionalFebruary 24, 2009
