Press centre
Press centre

How to contact us

The Jupiter Building

For any information, requests for images, photos, coverage, interviews, documentation and so on, please call write or fax to:

CNES/CSG - Communications department
PO Box 726
97387 KOUROU CEDEX

 

Contact France From abroad
M.F. BAHLOUL 05-94-33-32-67 +(594)-594-33-32-67
E-mail

marie-francoise.bahloul@cnes.fr
Secretary's office 05-94-33-49-42 +(594)-594-33-49-42
Fax 05-94-33-47-19  +(594)-594-33-47-19
E-mail

bureau-presse.cnes-csg@cnes.fr

Procedures for visiting the CSG

 Preliminary formalities :

  • Please contact us in advance, explaining your needs in writing and detailing the type of coverage you intend to produce.
  • For press accreditation, click on the link below, fill in the form in Word format and return it to us by fax.

N.B.!
This form must be sent by fax together with a copy of your Press Card or accreditation letter and an ID photograph at least five working days before your arrival if you are a citizen of an EU country, or two weeks beforehand for other nationalities.

++Request for press accreditation (Word format document)

For an invitation to watch a launch :

Send your request to Arianespace (Service de l'Information - Evry) which is the coordinating body for the European Space Agency, CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), the customer organisation and the manufacturing partners.

 

Contact  
Tel. +(33)-01-60-87-60-15 
Fax +(33)-01-60-87-63-04  
Address

Boulevard de l'Europe-BP 177 91006 Evry Cedex- France

Which facilities can you use when watching a launch?

The Press Centre

The Jupiter Press centre in the Jupiter Building has :

  • a reception and service area (office services, telephony, messages etc.)
  • a newsroom: 6 TV screens, a giant screen for live video-transmission, 2 PCs with Internet access
  • 31 work stations (with telephones, with PC hook-ups, adaptors, etc.)
  • 8 sound cabins for radio journalists with telephony equipment, live video-transmission monitor, analog or digital console
  • lounge with a direct view over the Jupiter Room and the Control Centre
  • recording or interviewing room
  • two outdoor balconies for watching the launch live

Regulations for entering and moving around the Centre

On arrival, you will receive an identification badge with your photo from the CNES/CSG Press manager. This badge must be worn at all times.

For any photo, film or video report, joint authorisation must first be obtained from the Press and Range Safety Departments.

Special regulations cover aerial, panoramic or altitude shots.

NB : Overflying the Space Centre and the Launch Zones is restricted by French Government Decree.