News and Events
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[Replay] Ariane 5 VA257 launch on June 22, 2022
Ariane 5 orbited 2 telecommunications satellites MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24 on...
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[Replay] Ariane 5 VA258 launch: mission accomplished!
The heavy European launcher Ariane 5 orbited the communications satellite...
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CNES on the trail of l'Oiseau Blanc
For the last 4 years, Bernard Decré has been searching off the coast of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon for the wreck of a plane in which 2 French pilots, Nungesser and Coli, might have...
News InstitutionalAugust 15, 2011 -
ATV-3 docks with International Space Station
The 3rd European ISS resupply craft docked with the station as planned Thursday 29 March at 0:31 CET. It will remain berthed to the orbital outpost for up to 6 months.
News InstitutionalAugust 10, 2011 -
Mission accomplished for Vega
Today, Monday 13 February, Europe’s new Vega light launcher made a flawless maiden flight from French Guiana, successfully orbiting its payload of 9 small satellites.
News InstitutionalAugust 10, 2011 -
ATV-3 docking live and tweetup in Toulouse
The 3rd European ISS resupply craft is scheduled to dock with the station during the night of 28-29 March. The event will be broadcast live on this website and followed on Twitter...
News InstitutionalAugust 10, 2011 -
CNES and Sanofi Pasteur join forces to combat...
In response to the haemorrhagic dengue fever pandemic currently sweeping the planet, CNES and Sanofi Pasteur are joining forces to develop predictive mapping techniques for risk...
News InstitutionalAugust 10, 2011 -
L’ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi en route to ISS
The 3rd European ISS resupply spacecraft was successfully orbited Friday 23 March by an Ariane 5 ES launcher from French Guiana.
News InstitutionalAugust 10, 2011 -
Space debris: CNES working to clean up space
The sheer numbers of space debris objects now in Earth orbit are obliging space agencies to adopt measures to sustain the long-term utilization of space. CNES is working to tackle...
News InstitutionalAugust 9, 2011 -
Tracking volcanic ash in real time
A balloon-borne aerosol counter is a new tool that could help track the movement of volcanic ash clouds. To test this new device, a team of CNES balloon specialists travelled to...
News InstitutionalAugust 1, 2011 -
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