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The #Vega launcher is gearing up for a comeback early September ! Its passenger, the Sentinel-2C satellite, has now started its maritime journey towards the European Spaceport in French Guiana! 🛰️ Built by Airbus Defence and Space, the Sentinel-2C satellite is part of #Copernicus, the Earth observation component of the European Union’s Space programme. Another launch (a Vega C launch) will follow a few months after to complete the Copernicus family (stay tuned 😉 !). ⛵️Placed onto the iconic #Canopée, the first sail-assisted cargo ship pioneering environmental responsibility in industrial shipping, Sentinel 2C is set to arrive in Kourou, French Guiana, in two weeks. #Arianespace will deploy the satellite into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The VV24 mission is scheduled for September. All our teams and partners are thrilled about this exciting mission reinforcing Europe’s flagship role in Earth observation, climate and environmental services for the planet 🌍. #AccessToSpace #EUSpace #DestinationSpace #Sustainability #EarthObservation European Commission EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme European Space Agency - ESA AVIO OceanWings ArianeGroup

how to put the very high technology of the Ariane 6 launcher on the same level with the poverty of the ship's sailing system (Canopé) Knowing that this poor sailing system has already been abandoned by its promoters😬

Infinite Orbits selected by France for two GEO in orbit services missions! 🍾 Alongside our partner Telespazio France, we have been awarded not one but two contracts to demonstrate rendezvous and docking capabilities from 2026! - A first mission demonstrating an inspection of EUMETSAT's Meteosat 8 passivated asset, using our #OrbitGuard servicer, - A second mission with our life-extension servicer #Endurance to dock to and extend the lifespan of an end-of-life telecommunications satellite for 5 additional years. These two projects, enabled by the #France2030 programme and led by Centre National d'Études Spatiales, represent a major milestone in the development of innovative in-orbit services! 🛰 Centre National d'Études Spatiales Direction Générale des Entreprises DGA - Direction générale de l'armement Secretary general for investment Bpifrance Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche For more details, check the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dsiwS-G8 #InfiniteOrbits #Inorbitservices #Satcom #France2030 #Newspace

So we are going to geostationary orbit AGAIN and TWICE !! Great excitement and challenges ahead for ourselves, our customers, suppliers and technology partners Centre National d'Études Spatiales Direction Générale des Entreprises Secretary general for investment Bpifrance Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche #InfiniteOrbits #Inorbitservices #Satcom #France2030 #Newspace

This announcement triggers the greatest sense of achievement of my time at #InfiniteOrbits in all possible ways. when Infinite Orbits settled in Toulouse, its International DNA separated it from the establishement. Without a pedigree of French Diplomas, nor nationally famous advisors, the succes was only through facts and #Demonstration in a proper #Newspace fashion (OrbitGuard1 launched April 23 in GEO). Barely any European company has been able to be both commercially viable and enter the risky #Inorbitservice market. Tomorrow, the reference of commercial In space activities may not be US nor multinational company, but an international initiative led by the most brilliant people I met, Akshay Gulati, Manos Koumandakis, Adel Haddoud. Undeniably the #France2030 programme, with support of CNES has successfully achieved to attract international talent, growth and capital in France 🇫🇷 with clear commercial export results. I'm glad to have contributed to the success of IO and have taken the challenge of joining a team of 5 in 2022. Not the least, binding with international partners LMO, Nurjana Technologies Lambda-X High-Tech, Vyoma,Dawn Aerospace Politecnico di Milano Telespazio France Deimos Engenharia ARIANESPACE AVS Added Value Solutions Safran in no less than 3 fantastic projects for the European Commission Unfortunately I had to focus also on the growth of my young family and couldn't do all assignments in parallel :-), leaving Marion Andrieux by far the most talented, to orchestrate the difficult phase of #Execution

How do the individual components of #Ariane6 make their way to the launch pad to be assembled into the complete launcher? 🚀 The stages and components manufactured in Europe arrive at the spaceport in Kourou on the Canopée freighter. Each component undergoes a sequence of intermediate stages, being incrementally assembled and rigorously tested before reaching the mobile gantry, where it all comes together. ✅ Swipe through our overview graphic for a glimpse of the various processes. And the best part? We’re right in the thick of it. In the coming weeks, we'll be taking a closer look at how #SpaceEnablers of #ArianeGroup, European Space Agency - ESA, Centre National d'Études Spatiales and ARIANESPACE in Kourou are preparing the launch of Ariane 6. #WorkInSpace #SpaceIndustry

Even more navigation satellites made by #OHB! 😎 OHB System AG has been selected as the main partner of Spanish space company GMV for the development and assembly of four satellites and the associated payloads for the #LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit - Positioning Navigation Timing) #navigation satellite programme. 🛰 The contract between European Space Agency - ESA and GMV was signed this week in #Paris. OHB is working on this mission as a subcontractor to GMV: OHB’s share of the total contract is valued at around EUR 38 million. OHB is contributing to the LEO-PNT programme the expertise that it gained from the European #Galileo navigation satellite programme. LEO-PNT is an in-orbit demonstration mission, as various parameters are to be tested during this mission.

🚀 Keeping track of Ariane 6! 📡 #DidYouKnow that ESA ground stations will track the debut flight of Europe’s new #Ariane6 rocket? Located respectively in the Azores and in West Australia, the Santa Maria and New Norcia stations will monitor key phases of the flight, such as active thrust and payload separation. The gathered telemetry and video will be used to analyse the flight, ensure safety on the ground and optimise future launches, making them even more precise and reliable. The two ESA ground stations belong to the #Estrack network of deep-space antennas, that are developed, maintained and upgraded at #ESOC, in cooperation with European industry. In the case of launches, it is not the main antennas that are not used, as they are better to operate more distant spacecrafts, but side ones which offer a complement to the Ariane launcher tracking station network — operated by the French space agency, CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales). “We have been hard at work preparing Santa Maria and New Norcia for the first Ariane 6 launch,” says Gerhard Billig, Launcher Tracking Service Manager. More info in this article 👉 https://lnkd.in/eRACBqbj

Senegal has achieved a historic milestone with the successful launch of its first satellite, GAINDESAT-1A, from California on Friday evening. This achievement places Senegal among the select group of 12 African nations with their own surveillance and telecommunications satellites in space, marking a significant advancement in the country’s technological capabilities. The launch of GAINDESAT-1A represents a major step towards Senegal’s “technological sovereignty,” as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye stated. The nanosatellite, built by Senegalese engineers in collaboration with France’s Montpellier University Space Centre, was deployed into orbit alongside 115 other satellites using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg base. Maram Kaïré, director of Senegal's space agency, hailed the event as a pivotal moment in Senegal’s journey to becoming a space-faring nation. The satellite will play a crucial role in collecting data for various state agencies, including those focused on water resources, civil aviation, and meteorology. This successful launch underscores Senegal’s commitment to advancing its technological and scientific capabilities, paving the way for future innovations and strengthening its position in the global space arena. #Senegal #SatelliteLaunch #SpaceX #TechnologicalSovereignty #GAINDESAT1A #SpaceInnovation #AfricanSpaceProgram #SpaceExploration To read more: https://zurl.co/8MQO

🛰 🚀 ☄ 🌌 There is big news in the world of space today as the eagerly anticipated Ariane-6 launch is due to take part from18:00 UK time today (13:00 ET) The importance of this launch for Europe has not been understated, as this will give European governments and companies access to space independently from the rest of the world. With all 13 member states of ESA contributing, this is an excellent example of European corporation at its finest. We all hope today will have much more success than the Ariane-5 debut launch... 🛰 🚀 ☄ 🌌 #space #spacejobs #satellite #spacerecruitment #satelliterecruitment #esa #ariane #ariane6 #europeanspaceagency