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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[REPLAY] ARIANE 5 LAUNCH ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2017
Friday September 29, Ariane 5 completed a flawless launch from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre, orbiting two telecommunications satellites, Intelsat 37e & BSAT-...
News Ariane General public, InstitutionalSeptember 30, 2017 -
[PRESS] French space in Adelaide for 68th IAC
68th IAC - Adelaide, Australia, from 25 to 29 September.
News Ariane, Observation, Sciences, Telecommunications, DefenceSeptember 27, 2017 -
[PRESS] CNES and ArianeGroup step up cooperation...
On 15 September, CNES and ArianeGroup—the lead contractor for the Ariane family of launch vehicles—signed an agreement to step up their cooperation, innovate more closely together...
News Ariane, Institutional affairsSeptember 27, 2017 -
[PRESS] CNES tasks 500,000th firing of Curiosity’...
This symbolic achievement is the latest milestone in a unique scientific and technological adventure that has seen 15,000 individual measurements made, over 10 000 images...
News SciencesSeptember 21, 2017 -
Huygens - Landing on Titan
In December 2004, the U.S. Cassini spacecraft released the European Huygens module for the most-distant landing yet accomplished in the history of space exploration. Titan, Saturn...
News SciencesSeptember 11, 2017 -
Cassini - Exploring beneath Enceladus’ icy crust
Besides studying Saturn and its rings, a good deal of the Cassini mission focused on the planet’s moons. Among those where the most discoveries have been made is Enceladus, an icy...
News SciencesSeptember 8, 2017 -
Cassini: Destination Moons
In the space of 13 years, Cassini observed Saturn and devoted a lot of attention to its moons. With the mission now about to end, Patrick Michel, astrophysicist, planetologist and...
News SciencesSeptember 6, 2017 -
Cassini’s Saturnian legacy
Since entering orbit around Saturn in July 2004, the Cassini spacecraft has studied the planet and its moons from every angle. Before its dramatic dive into the gas giant’s...
News SciencesSeptember 1, 2017 -
Cassini-Huygens: a 30-year space odyssey
Cassini-Huygens is a joint NASA-ESA mission to Saturn and its moons. As the mission prepares to take its curtain call, Christophe Sotin, Chief Scientist, Solar System Exploration...
News SciencesAugust 30, 2017 -
[PRESS] Gilles Rabin appointed CNES Director of...
President and thereby Director General of CNES, Jean-Yves Le Gall has appointed Gilles Rabin as the centre’s new Director of Innovation, Applications and Science. The appointment...
News Institutional affairsAugust 29, 2017 -
[PRESS] Lionel Suchet appointed CNES Chief...
President and thereby Director General of CNES, Jean-Yves Le Gall has appointed Lionel Suchet as CNES Chief Operating Officer. The appointment follows that of Joël Barre as Head...
News Institutional affairsAugust 29, 2017 -
[PRESS] Venus vegetation-monitoring satellite...
A few days after being placed into orbit, the French-Israeli Venµs vegetation-monitoring satellite delivered its first images, offering a glimpse of the kind of data it is set to...
News ObservationAugust 23, 2017 -
CNESMAG 73 - Healthcare : new insights from space
CNESMAG 73 is now available online!
News Institutional affairsAugust 11, 2017 -
[Replay] Successful launch for Vega VV10, Venus...
The 10th Vega launcher orbited 2 satellites from the Guiana Space Centre on the night of 1/2 August: OptSat 3000 and Venµs. Watch the replay on our website.
News Ariane InstitutionalAugust 2, 2017 -
Juno unveils some of Jupiter's secrets
NASA’s Juno probe has been studying Jupiter’s structure and composition since July 2016. Its orbital trajectory brings it between the planet and its rings at an altitude of 5,000...
News SciencesJuly 3, 2017 -
Boreas undergoing new tests in Germany
Launched in 2012, the Boreas liquid propulsion demonstration project is a partnership with Airbus Safran Launchers. It is the result R&T breakthroughs for future propulsion...
News Ariane, SciencesJune 30, 2017 -
[REPLAY] ARIANE 5 LAUNCH, JUNE 28
Wednesday 28 June, Ariane 5 completed a flawless launch from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre, orbiting two telecommunications satellites, HS3-IS et GSAT-17.
News Ariane General public, InstitutionalJune 29, 2017 -
[PRESS] [#SPACEBOURGET17] 52nd International...
CNES was a focus of attention at the 52nd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, which comes to a close today. In addition to the many official delegations and trade...
News Institutional affairsJune 25, 2017
