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February 10, 2022
Soyuz successfully orbits 34 OneWeb satellites from Guiana Space Centre
Thursday 10 February, Soyuz accomplished a flawless 27th flight and its first successful launch of the year from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG),...
February 7, 2022
Next Soyuz mission from Guiana Space Centre to launch 34 OneWeb satellites
Thursday 10 February, Soyuz will lift off for the 27th time from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, to place into...
January 31, 2022
Successful 17th PERSEUS seminar goes virtual
The annual PERSEUS student space research seminar, organized by CNES’s Space Transportation Directorate (DTS), was held virtually on 24 and 25...
January 27, 2022
CNES and ArianeGroup issue call for test projects using new BAMOCRY test stand in Vernon
CNES and ArianeGroup are issuing a joint call for projects covering the first test campaign on the BAMOCRY modular test stand in Vernon outside...
January 12, 2022
CNES IN 2022 60 YEARS SERVING FRENCH AND EUROPEAN SPACE SIGHTS FIRMLY SET ON NEW SPACES
Tuesday 11 January, CNES Chairman & CEO Philippe Baptiste presented his New Year wishes to the press, hailing journalists’ unstinting efforts...
December 25, 2021
NEW LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR ARIANE 5 JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE ON WAY TO L2 LAGRANGE POINT
25 December, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, accomplished a flawless launch on its 112th flight from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) to orbit NASA’...
December 22, 2021
NEXT ARIANE 5 MISSION TO LAUNCH JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE
25 December, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, will be sent aloft on its 112th flight from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in...
December 21, 2021
ANGELS success , France’s first commercial nanosatellite
Ten times smaller than its predecessors but delivering five times more performance, ANGELS has proven its reliability, service lifetime and...
December 20, 2021
CNES INVITES EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN OPERATING MICRO- AND MINI-LAUNCHERS FROM GUIANA SPACE CENTRE
Monday 20 December, CNES issued a call inviting micro- and mini-launcher operators to signal their interest in launching from the Guiana Space...
December 7, 2021
FIRST SPACE CLIMATE OBSERVATORY FRANCE CONGRESS NOTES ENCOURAGING PROGRESS
Tuesday 7 December, at the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, the Space Climate Observatory (SCO) France—the national offshoot of the...
December 5, 2021
NEW LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR SOYUZ GALILEO FOC 23 AND FOC 24 SATELLITES IN ORBIT
During the night of Saturday 4 to Sunday 5 December, Soyuz accomplished a flawless first launch of the year from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG),...
December 4, 2021
NEW LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR SOYUZ : GALILEO FOC 23 AND FOC 24 SATELLITES IN ORBIT
During the night of Friday 3 to Saturday 4 December, Soyuz accomplished a flawless first launch of the year from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG),...
December 1, 2021
SPACEFOUNDERS CLASS OF 2021 SHINES AT DEMO DAYS
The SpaceFounders accelerator programme for European space start-ups has entered its final FUND phase, which is most likely set to run into 2022 but...
November 30, 2021
NEXT SOYUZ MISSION FROM GUIANA SPACE CENTRE : LAUNCH OF GALILEO FOC 23 AND FOC 24 SATELLITES
Wednesday 1 December, Soyuz will lift off on its 26th flight from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, carrying two new Full Operational Capability...
November 29, 2021
PHILIPPE BAPTISTE TO VISIT COMAT, A FLAGSHIP OF THE FRENCH SPACE ECOSYSTEM IN THE TOULOUSE REGION
Wednesday 1 December, when he will be meeting the members of the Galaxie Club, a trade association of some 100 business executives working to...
November 18, 2021
ESA AND CNES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE NEW EUROPEAN SPACE TRANSPORT HUB
To make Europe’s space access policy more competitive, CNES and ESA are working together to create a new European space transport hub. In August,...
November 16, 2021
VEGA COMPLETES 20TH SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT: THREE CERES SATELLITES IN ORBIT
On the morning of Tuesday, 16 November 2021, Vega launched from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport, to successfully place the three...
November 15, 2021
20TH VEGA MISSION TO LAUNCH THREE CERES SATELLITES
On the morning of Tuesday, 16 November 2021, Vega will launch from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport, to place the three CERES...
November 10, 2021
COP26 IN GLASGOW - SPACE-BASED EARTH OBSERVATION WORKING TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
From 1 to 12 November, the world’s leaders came together at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. For a climate-focused space agency like...
November 9, 2021
THOMAS PESQUET RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER MORE THAN SIX MONTHS ABOARD THE ISS
9 November at 04:33 CET, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida, safely returning to Earth ESA astronaut...

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