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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Demeter pulling out all the stops
Launched in 2004, Demeter is set to reach a new milestone on completing 2 years in orbit. Has this small experimental satellite succeeded in penetrating the mysterious ways in...
News Observation InstitutionalMay 11, 2006 -
A treat for comet watchers
12 May, the main fragment of a disintegrating comet will pass within 10 million km of Earth. That’s close enough to see it through a pair of binoculars, just before dawn.
News InstitutionalMay 11, 2006 -
Mars: new terms for a new timescale
Until now, the history of the planet Mars has been divided into 3 broad eras—the Noachian, Hesperian and Amazonian—based on morphological considerations and numerous geological...
News Sciences InstitutionalMay 3, 2006 -
Calipso soars skyward
After a series of delays, the operational teams were growing impatient for the day they could announce the successful launch of the Calipso satellite and its 1st in-orbit...
News InstitutionalMay 3, 2006 -
Spot monitors flooding in the East
Since the start of April, the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters has been activated 4 times to monitor flooding in Central Europe1, Austria2, Hungary3 and Romania4...
News InstitutionalApril 27, 2006 -
Planck to look back to the dawn of the Universe
The European Planck satellite to be launched in 2008 aims to map the geometry and composition of the “1st light” of the Universe more precisely than ever before. But before...
News Sciences InstitutionalApril 20, 2006 -
Calipso ready to go
Launch day is fast approaching for Calipso! Friday 21 April, the French-U.S. satellite will be orbited from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, ending a wait of several months...
News InstitutionalApril 19, 2006 -
IASI signals a change in weather forecasting
This July, a Soyuz launcher will orbit the 1st of 3 European MetOp1 weather satellites. MetOp-A will be carrying the IASI2 instrument developed by CNES in partnership with...
News InstitutionalApril 12, 2006 -
Enhanced performance for data collection and...
One has made its name tracking ocean yachtsmen, while the other has helped to save nearly 19,000 lives since 1982. Developed and operated by a network of international partners,...
News Observation InstitutionalApril 12, 2006 -
Venus Express reaches its final destination
After a 400-million-km cruise since its launch last November, Europe’s Venus Express space probe reached its destination on 11 April, with a series of complex manoeuvres to...
News Sciences InstitutionalApril 11, 2006 -
New launch date set for Calipso
Pushed back on 7 November 2005 as a result of strike action at Boeing, the launch of the NASA/CNES Calipso satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, is now scheduled...
News InstitutionalApril 5, 2006 -
Project leader of the year is from CNES!
Michel Bach, Parasol Project Leader at CNES, received on 4 April the Project Leader of the Year award in the Industrial Projects category at the 2006 Project Management forum held...
News InstitutionalApril 5, 2006 -
High tech working to feed populations
CNES and its subsidiaries CLS and Novacom Services are using satellite data to mitigate and track locust swarms in the Sahel. This initiative will be highlighted at the Tech For...
News InstitutionalMarch 30, 2006 -
Monitoring and predicting epidemics with...
Bird flu, Chikungunya fever, SRAS and West Nile Virus have all been in the news in recent weeks. They are a reminder that there are still many contagious diseases around the world...
News InstitutionalMarch 23, 2006 -
Radar altimetry: 15 years of progress
The international symposium on “15 years of progress in radar altimetry”, organized by CNES and Esa, reviewed the key advances made possible by altimetry satellites. More than 500...
News InstitutionalMarch 23, 2006 -
CryoSat recovery mission confirmed for 2009
After the loss of CryoSat, 8 October 2005, Esa has confirmed the CryoSat recovery mission to study Earth’s cryosphere. CryoSat-2 is scheduled to launch in 2009, with CNES’s Doris...
News Observation InstitutionalMarch 15, 2006 -
Vinci: full steam ahead
Vega, Ariane 5 and other launchers could be attracted by the performance of Vinci, Europe’s new cryogenic rocket engine. Recent tests have confirmed its high level of reliability.
News InstitutionalMarch 15, 2006 -
MRO blazes trail for future Mars missions
Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) reached its destination 10 March, 7 months after launch, and is now in position to gradually descend into a low science orbit around the...
News InstitutionalMarch 15, 2006