News and Events
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Tele-epidemiology: satellites see mosquitoes...
Tele-epidemiology, relying on satellite imagery to study relationships between climate, the environment and health, is spawning a host of projects in West Africa. Risk maps able...
News InstitutionalAugust 1, 2011 -
MSL: Gale Crater chosen for Mars exploration in...
NASA has announced the landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. The target is an impact crater with an eroded mountain at its centre. French teams are part of...
News Sciences InstitutionalJuly 26, 2011 -
DIABSAT: one-year progress report
The DIABSAT programme uses satellite technology to provide mobile screening for the complications of diabetes in the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwest France. The service, in...
News InstitutionalJuly 21, 2011 -
ATV-5 docked with the International Space Station
Europe’s fifth ISS cargo resupply ship, sent aloft 30 July by an Ariane 5 launcher, reached its destination this Tuesday 12 August. The station crew will be opening the hatch in a...
News InstitutionalJune 16, 2011 -
A French instrument on Mars in 2012
The SAM suite of instruments, which will study the organic composition of the Martian soil and atmosphere for the MSL mission, is all set to go. A French team is involved in the...
News Sciences InstitutionalMay 19, 2011 -
CNES at the 2011 Paris Air Show
The 49th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget from 20-26 June will be showcasing the latest technological innovations in aerospace. CNES will be there with an original pavilion...
News InstitutionalMay 19, 2011 -
Soyuz launch pad handed over to Arianespace
The Soyuz launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre was officially handed over by ESA to Arianespace on 7 May 2011 during a special ceremony at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.
News InstitutionalMay 9, 2011 -
Very-high-speed satellite broadband on the market...
With satellite broadband Internet access set to be available in France in a few weeks’ time, the government recently announced funding for CNES to initiate a research and...
News InstitutionalMay 8, 2011 -
Argos marks 25 years serving the environment
Formed in 1986 by CNES and Ifremer1, the French institute of marine research and exploration, CLS turned 25 today. Its Argos transmitters and satellite systems are used by...
News Observation InstitutionalMay 5, 2011 -
Fukushima - Forecasting radiation dispersal at sea
In the wake of the nuclear accident at Fukushima in Japan, the SIROCCO research group in Toulouse, overseen by CNES, has been simulating the dispersal of contamination at sea...
News InstitutionalApril 29, 2011 -
GOCE redraws the map of Earth’s geoid
After 2 years in orbit, ESA’s GOCE satellite recently unveiled the latest 3D map of Earth’s geoid, the reference surface that serves to measure elevations.
News Observation InstitutionalApril 29, 2011 -
CNES works to enhance GPS positioning
As professional applications relying on the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) continue to expand, CNES’s engineers are working tirelessly to improve its positional...
News Other field InstitutionalApril 13, 2011 -
CFOSAT to gain new insights into sea state
A joint project of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and CNES, CFOSAT is now entering its detailed definition phase. The future satellite’s chief goal will be to...
News Observation InstitutionalApril 13, 2011 -
SPOT: 25 years in service, 25 million images
The SPOT satellites, conceived and designed by CNES engineers, are celebrating 25 years in service. During their career, three generations of satellites have brought users an ever...
News Observation InstitutionalApril 6, 2011 -
Yuri Gagarin exhibition at the Palais de la...
News InstitutionalMarch 18, 2011 -
Satellites come to New Zealand’s aid
On 21 February, a severe earthquake hit the city of Christchurch. Satellites quickly swung into action to cover the disaster for the International Charter on Space and Natural...
News InstitutionalMarch 7, 2011 -
SOHO spots its 2,000th comet
On 26 December 2010, the SOHO spacecraft clocked up its 2,000th comet. Helping in its quest, a network of devoted amateur astronomers keenly pores over each image acquired by the...
News Sciences InstitutionalJanuary 20, 2011 -
Parasol satellite mission could be extended
Parasol completed its 6th year in orbit on 18 December 2010. This mission to observe clouds and aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere has been a great a success for CNES, which is now...
News Observation InstitutionalJanuary 19, 2011