Science news articles about 'kourou french guiana'

  • Vega main engine test in Kourou

    ... ESA's new small launcher - Vega, was successfully tested on 4 December at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Ignition occurred at 12:35 local time (15 ...
  • Herschel spruced up after arrival in Kourou

    Following Herschel’s arrival at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the spacecraft has been unpacked and inspected. After an initial visual inspection, the telescope mirror, the largest ever ...
  • Successful Ariane 5 solid rocket booster test firing

    Yesterday, a successful test firing of an Ariane 5 solid rocket booster took place at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The test was part of the Ariane 5 ...
  • Satellites launched for Arab League and U.S. firm

    KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - An Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from Europe's space base in French Guiana on Monday, putting into orbit satellites for the Arab League and a U.S ...
  • Ariane rocket launches satellites for Eutelsat

    KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - A European Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Saturday putting into orbit two satellites for Europe's telecoms operator Eutelsat, officials said.
  • Herschel and Planck ready to move to launch site

    ... the relic radiation from the Big Bang, respectively, have successfully completed their test campaigns in Europe. The two spacecraft will soon be shipped to Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
  • Planck follows Herschel to launch site

    ... radiation of the Big Bang, was shipped from Liège, Belgium, to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 18 February. The spacecraft is scheduled to be launched in tandem with ESA’s Herschel ...
  • Follow the Herschel and Planck missions online

    ... , ESA’s mission that will look back to the very dawn of time, are scheduled for launch on 16 April 2009 from ESA’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
  • Planck launch campaign update

    ... for Planck’s launch continue at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. During the past two weeks tests to verify the functionality of the spacecraft have begun, and the ...
  • Planck fuels up

    System reference tests conducted on Planck at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have confirmed that the satellite's subsystems work perfectly, and the helium dilution cooler tanks have now ...
  • Herschel and Planck launch timeline

    ... satellites are scheduled to launch together at 15:12 CEST, 14 May, on an Ariane 5 from ESA's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Several critical events are planned leading up to and ...
  • ESA places U.S. satellite into orbit

    KOUROU, French Guiana, July 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has placed the heaviest and most powerful telecommunications satellite ever launched into a geostationary transfer orbit.
  • Satellites put into orbit for Japan and Australia

    KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - An Ariane-5 rocket put into orbit satellites for Japan and Australia after being launched from French Guiana on Friday, space officials said.
  • Ariane rocket launches two television satellites

    KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - An Ariane-5 rocket placed two television satellites in orbit after blasting off from French Guiana on Thursday, space officials said.

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