NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges.
Read More »Guiana Space Center Suspends Launch Campaigns Due To COVID-19
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need to fully implement the measures decided by the French government, launch campaigns underway at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been suspended, according to a statement posted by Arianaespace on 16 March 2020. These launch preparations will resume as …
Read More »Royal Thai Air Force’s First Satellite Expected To Be Launched In March 2020
The first satellite of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), named Napa-1, is expected to be launched on board an Arianespace Vega satellite launch vehicle on 24 March 2020.
Read More »CHEOPS Space Telescope Produces First Images
The cover on the CHEOPS space telescope was opened successfully on 29 January 2020. It is now being tested for precision and its first images are being produced.
Read More »Arianespace Kicks Off 2020 With Successful Launch Of India’s GSAT-30 And Eutelsat KONNECT
Arianespace opened its 2020 launch activity with a dual-satellite Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana that successfully placed EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 into geostationary transfer orbit on 16 January 2020.
Read More »Arianespace Tapped To Launch Euclid Dark Energy Exploration Satellite For ESA
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced the signature of a launch services contract for the Euclid satellite - with the mission's timeframe for liftoff starting in mid-2022 from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, South America.
Read More »India’s GSAT-30 And Eutelsat’s Konnect Prepared For First Ariane 5 Launch Of 2020
Payload integration is underway for Arianespace’s first mission of 2020 – designated Flight VA251 – which will orbit satellites at the service of two long-time partners using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
Read More »Arianespace Soyuz Successfully Launches ESA’s CHEOPS Exoplanetary Mission
The Airbus-built CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) has been successfully launched on the morning of 18 December 2019 on a Soyuz rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Read More »Europe’s Ariane 6 Prepares For Initial Testing At Guiana Space Centre
The first test models of Ariane 6 are being manufactured while Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is preparing to test the launch vehicle and all systems involved with launch.
Read More »Malaysia’s MEASAT Selects Arianespace For MEASAT-3D SATCOM Launch
Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, has announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3D.
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