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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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HETE surveys a violent Universe
Astronomers all over the world are holding their breath after the High-Energy Transient Explorer (HETE-2) satellite detected a trio of star explosions in September. The 3 powerful...
News InstitutionalOctober 11, 2004 -
First findings from Cassini-Huygens
Early this summer, just days after entering orbit, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft sent back its first findings from Saturn. Preliminary science results are beginning to shed new...
News Sciences InstitutionalOctober 1, 2004 -
Demeter debuts science mission
Launched on 29 June, the Demeter microsatellite (Detection of Electro Magnetic Emissions Transmitted from Earthquake Regions) is now on orbit and operational. But before embarking...
News Observation InstitutionalSeptember 24, 2004 -
Jason-2: watching sea level and weather
Satellites monitor sea level, wave height, wind speed and current movements from space. Like its predecessors, Jason-2 will obtain all these data from altimeter range measurements...
News InstitutionalApril 30, 2004 -
Press Release: MIRI mission: France on board the...
On 19 February 2004, the CNES Board of Directors decided to give technical and financial support to the CNRS and CEA teams working on the Mid Infrared Instrument MIRI for the...
News SciencesFebruary 24, 2004 -
Press Release: De-orbitation of Spot 1
Keeping space free of debris, CNES shows the way with decision to de-orbit SPOT 1
News ObservationNovember 13, 2003 -
Release Press: Polder 2 acquires first images and...
February 20, 2003: NASDA successfully placed into orbit its ADEOS-II satellite (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite II) on 14 December 2002 atop a Japanese H-IIA launcher. The...
News ObservationFebruary 20, 2003 -
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News InstitutionalFebruary 19, 2003