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The « old ones » meeting at the Guiana Space Centre

Special day for L01 : February 26, 2010, the employees of the Guiana Space Centre - still in activity or being on retirement - having taken part in the first ARIANE launching, will meet each other in the Jupiter Centre. There, they will be able to watch the 52 minutes film “From Veronique to ARIANE” carried out by RFO and to appreciate the exposition “30 years of ARIANE”. A giant screen installed for the occasion, will also make it possible to view images memories for the birthday of Ariane.

French Minister at the Guiana Space Centre

On January the 30th, the French Minister for National Education Luc Chatel, visited the installations of the Guiana Space Centre and received a progress report on the various actions of the CNES/CSG to raise awareness among young people about Space activities, support teachers in their educational projects, and improve the general public's image of CNES/CSG in particular, and Space activities in general.

Best wishes for 2010

The Space French Agency wishes you an happy and successful 2010.

HELIOS 2B in orbit

Mission accomplished for ARIANE 5 which placed HELIOS 2B into sun-synchronous polar orbit for the French Ministry of Defense, on Friday, December 18. This flight was the 7th in 2009, 49th Ariane 5 launch and the 35th success in a row.

HELIOS 2B - LAUNCH DELAYED

December 17, 2009 - An anomaly occurred during final chronology for Flight 193-HELIOS 2B, thus halting the count-down. Since the launch was to occur within a precise instant, a new attempt was not possible today. The launch vehicle and its HELIOS 2B satellite payload are in stand-by mode and maintained in fully safe conditions. A new date for the mission is set for friday December 18 at 13:26PM.

Launch now scheduled for December 17

DATE OF LAUNCH Lift off of the Ariane 5 - HELIOS 2B, is now scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 1:26 pm, local time in Kourou, French Guiana. For more news on live launch