#kourou — Public Fediverse posts

#ChinaDaily:
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SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation
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"The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. .."

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/19/WS6a0bedd3a310d6866eb49739.html

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#AVIO:
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AVIO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE SMILE SATELLITE WITH VEGA C
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".. 19 May 2026 – Today at 00.52 AM local time (03.52 UTC; 05.52 AM CEST), Avio successfully launched.. SMILE scientific satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with a Vega C launcher .."

https://www.avio.com/press-release/avio-successfully-launches-the-smile-satellite-with-vega-c-

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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Smile startet auf ihrer Mission, den unsichtbaren Schutzschild der Erde gegen den Sonnenwind zu enthüllen
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"Die Raumsonde Smile startete am 19. Mai 2026 um 04:52 Uhr BST / 05:52 Uhr MESZ (00:52 Uhr Ortszeit) mit einer Vega-C-Rakete vom europäischen Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana. .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Smile_startet_auf_ihrer_Mission_den_unsichtbaren_Schutzschild_der_Erde_gegen_den_Sonnenwind_zu_enthuellen

19.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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How to follow the Smile launch live
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"ESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 04:52 BST/05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026. .."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/How_to_follow_the_Smile_launch_live

12.5.2026

#CAS #China #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#ESA:
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Smile set to launch on 19 May
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"The European-Chinese Smile mission is due to launch on Tuesday 19 May 2026, at 05:52 CEST / 04:52 BST / 00:52 local time on a European Vega-C rocket."

"The initial launch date was postponed as a precautionary measure, after a technical issue was identified on the production line..."

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_set_to_launch_on_19_May

23.4.2026

#CAS #China #ESA #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#Avio:
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FLIGHT VV29 LAUNCH POSTPONEMENT
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".. launch of the Smile satellite has been postponed, due to a technical issue occurred on a subsystem component production line after VV29 launcher integration.

Additional investigations are needed..

The new launch date will be announced following the completion of these activities, as agreed with the supplier."

https://www.avio.com/press-release/flight-vv29-launch-postponement

5.4.2026

#China #ESA #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #rocketry #SMILE #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC #VV29

#Europeanspaceflight:
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Callisto Ground Support Robot Ready for Shipment
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"French engineering group Technip Energies (T.EN) is in the process of completing Factory Acceptance Tests for a robot that will be used to connect and disconnect umbilicals from the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator before and after liftoff. .."

https://europeanspaceflight.com/callisto-ground-support-robot-ready-for-shipment/

16.12.2025

#Callisto #CNES #CSG #Cybernetix #DLR #JAXA #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #robotics #Robotik #SpaceFlight #Wiederverwendung

RT by @CopernicusEU: It’s almost time for #takeoff! 🚀

Our #CLMS expert Usue is on her way to #Kourou, gearing up for the big launch!

Stay tuned for more updates on the #Sentinel2C launch!

[2024-09-02 10:01 UTC]

RT by @euenvironment: #CLMS Project Lead Usue has the honour of personally attending launch of the newest Copernicus satellite, Sentinel-2C, in #Kourou, French Guiana.

The satellite will enhance EO activities by providing continuity to Sentinel-2A & cutting-edge info to users around the world🌍

[2024-08-21 13:22 UTC]

It's likely that rockets 🚀 built by the likes of #Spain's 🇪🇸 #PLDSpace, #France's 🇫🇷 #MaiaSpace, and the #German 🇩🇪 duo #IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg will also be blasting off from the center soon under the start-up plan. Efforts to drag the #spaceport into the 21st century are underway https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-rockets-clog-europes-south-american-spaceport

#GuianaSpaceCentre #Kourou #CNES #ESA

#Flugrevue:

"ESA verschiebt Erstflug der Ariane 6 auf 2024"

"Weil sich .. Tests in Kourou und Lampoldshausen verzögern, plant die ESA nun erst im kommenden Jahr mit der Ariane 6. .. Datum für den Jungfernflug soll Ende September bekannt gegeben werden."

https://www.flugrevue.de/raumfahrt/neue-europaeische-traegerrakete-esa-verschiebt-erstflug-der-ariane-6-auf-2024/

#Ariane6 #Arianespace #ArianeGroup #ESA #Kourou #Lampoldshausen #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Spaceflight

8.8.2023