French weather research satellite Taranis to launch mid-November

French weather research satellite Taranis to launch mid-November …
French weather research satellite Taranis to launch mid-November
Image: CNRS

Paris, 8 November 2020. – The French weather research satellite Taranis is set to launch on a Vega rocket from French Guiana in the night from 16 to 17 November, the French national research center CNRS announced.

Taranis is to study the bursts of X- and gamma rays that come from storm light flashes and their impact on the upper atmosphere, on extreme weather events, climate and environmental changes, CNRS said.

IAC 2024 - Banner

The mission is a cooperation between CNRS, the French space agency CNES, the atomic energy and alternative energies commission CEA and several French universities.

“Although Taranis is first and foremost a fundamental research satellite, the data it is set to deliver on Earth’s thermal and climate mechanisms could serve more operational applications like climatology and weather forecasting,” CNRES said.

“In atmospheric chemistry and physics, environmental science, climatology, high-energy astrophysics and many more fields besides, Taranis is set to reveal new insights—and science efforts won’t end there, as the mission will undoubtedly pave the way for future investigations.”

Picture of SpaceWatch.GLOBAL
SpaceWatch.GLOBAL
Continue Reading
SWGL FanShop
Join BusinessClub
Business Club - Thank You

Don't Miss Any Updates

NEWSLETTER

Subscribe now to receive the best of space insights directly in your inbox! Free of charge, finished in just 20 seconds!
* Required
Email
Contact
Newsletter
Please select the newsletter of your choice *

Yes, I would like to receive the selected newsletters for free.

You can unsubscribe anytime via the link in our emails or by contacting us. We respect your information. For details, check our Privacy Policy.
By clicking below, you agree to our terms, in particular the transfer of data to Mailchimp.
.