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SARAL satellite in orbit

The Indian SARAL satellite was placed into orbit Monday 25 February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southern India. plus
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Nom de la première vidéo : Last launch of Ariane 5
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Ariane 5 ECA launcher orbited 2 telecommunications satellites, Skynet 5D and Mexsat Bicentenario, from French Guiana on 19 December 2012.


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Nom de la seconde vidéo : Soyuz in french guiana
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The Russian Soyuz launcher orbited the 2nd satellite of the Pléiades Earth-observation system developed by CNES on Sunday 2 December 2012.


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In the news

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Europe sets its sights on Ariane 6

March 01, 2013

Last November in Naples, ministers in charge of European space policy gave their blessing for a new Ariane 6 launcher designed to help Europe stay ahead in the satellite launch services market.

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SARAL satellite in orbit

February 25, 2013

The Indian SARAL satellite was placed into orbit Monday 25 February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southern India. The satellite is carrying AltiKa, a new-generation radar instrument developed by CNES to tell us more about Earth’s climate.

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New world record for Ariane 5!

February 07, 2013

The launcher smashed its own world record Thursday 7 February, lofting 10,350 kg into geostationary transfer orbit. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off on schedule at 18:36 Kourou time, 22:36 CET, carrying 2 telecommunications satellites: Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a.

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SARAL/AltiKa to enhance understanding of Earth’s climate

February 05, 2013

The French-Indian SARAL/AltiKa altimetry mission is scheduled to launch 25 February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southern India. Its goal is to enable closer monitoring of sea-surface height from space.