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Kourou (French Guiana)

Type: City

Name: Kourou (French Guiana)

Country: French Guiana

Latitude: 5.16

Longitude: -52.650002

population: 24,035

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Russia, France Planning 7 Kourou Launches by 2015

MOSCOW – Russia and France will carry out seven Soyuz-ST carrier rocket launches from the Kourou space center in French Guiana by the end of 2014, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin and President of France’s ... [Published Space Fellowship - May 18 2013]

Entities: France, Russia, Jean Le Gall, Vladimir Popovkin

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

ATV-4 the making of

ESA's series of Automate Transfer Vehicles (ATVs) are the heaviest and most complex spacecraft ever launched into space by an Ariane.ATV Albert Einstien is set for launch on 5 June and will deliver the most diverse-ever cargo mix to the International ... [Published European Space Agency - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kourou (French Guiana), French Guiana, Albert Einstein

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

European Space Agency

ESA’S Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V

PR N° 12–2013 - The second flight of ESA’s newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Two Earth observation satellites, ESA’s Proba-V and Vietnam’s VNREDSat‑1A, were released into different orbits, demonstrating ... [Published European Space Agency - May 16 2013]

Entities: European Space Agency, Payload, Kourou (French Guiana), Arianespace, French Guiana

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Vietnam will have second remote sensing satellite

VietNamNet Bridge - VNREDSat-1B is the next remote sensing satellite that Vietnam intends to launch into space with the cooperation of Belgium, after the successful launch of the first earth observation satellite.The first earth observation satellite ... [Published Bao Moi.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: Vietnam, Kourou (French Guiana), Communications Satellite

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

QinetiQ Group plc

QinetiQ satellite launched for earth observation mission

Proba-V, a small satellite-based earth observation system for vegetation studies, developed by QinetiQ Space for the European Space Agency ( ESA ), has been launched from Kourou, French Guiana. ... [Published Microwave Journal - May 13 2013]

Entities: QinetiQ Group plc, European Space Agency, Kourou (French Guiana)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 12 reports

WATCH: ESA Rocket Blasts Off

On Monday night in the Amazon jungle, the . After two delays made space enthusiasts hold their breath, the launch at the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana went off without a hitch at 11:06 PM local time.Vega's primary mission? To launch ESA's tiny Proba-V ... [Published Huffington Post - May 07 2013]

Entities: European Space Agency, Kourou (French Guiana), French Guiana, Launch Pad, Payload

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Vietnam's First Remote Sensing Satellite Aloft

The second Vega rocket flight has successfully launched the Vietnamese satellite VNREDSat-1, built by Astrium. The small Vega rocket took off from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, at 02:06 GMT on 7 May (03:06 BST, 04:06 CEST 7 May; ... [Published Sensors & Systems - May 07 2013]

Entities: Remote Sensing, Vietnam, Kourou (French Guiana)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Italian-built Vega satellite carrier launched

'A model for Italian hi-tech' says Premier Letta (supersedes previous) (ANSA) - Rome, May 7 - The European Space Agency's newest rocket satellite carrier was launched successfully into space early Tuesday.Vega, which was built outside Rome, took off from ... [Published ansa.it - May 07 2013]

Entities: Francesco Caio, Enrico Letta, University of Tartu, Land cover

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Europe launches new satellites into space

Europe's lightweight rocket, Vega, has been launched from Kourou space base in French Guiana for the first mission, webcast live, since its maiden flight in February last year.The rocket lifted off at 0206 GMT on Tuesday, carrying two small Earth-observation ... [Published MSN New Zealand - May 07 2013]

Entities: Microsatellite, Payload, European Space Agency

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 2 reports

Weather delays Vietnam’s VNREDSAT-1 launch

Bad weather has prevented VNREDSAT-1, Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite, going into orbit on the scheduled 9:06 am Hanoi time on May 4.This was announced on May 4 by Professor Chau Van Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, ... [Published VietnamPlus - May 04 2013]

Entities: Vietnam, Van Minh, Official Development Assistance, Kourou (French Guiana), Arianespace

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 7 reports

European Vega rocket launch delayed due to weather (AFP)

PARIS (AFP) - The launch Saturday of Europe's lightweight rocket, Vega, from Kourou in French Guiana was put off until an unspecified date because of poor weather conditions at the space base, the European Space Agency said. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 04 2013]

Entities: Kourou (French Guiana), French Guiana, European Space Agency

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Europe's 2nd Vega Rocket Mission in Photos

The European Space Agency's Vega VV02 rocket stands fully assembled on its launch pad, April 22, 2013. Vega VV02 is scheduled for liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on May 4, 2013, carrying two satellites. VV02 will loft Proba-V, ... [Published Space.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: Kourou (French Guiana), French Guiana, Launch Pad

Quotes

"Belgium is proud of the achievements of space technology that it has achieved and contributed positively to the European space program. Belgian is also delighted to contribute to the space program in Vietnam" the announcement says

Vietnam will have second remote sensing satellite [Published Bao Moi.com - May 13 2013]

...Vega launch shows that investments in research and innovation create a model for the Italian hi-tech industry," said Italian Premier Enrico Letta. "It can and must represent a springboard for economic growth in the country and in Europe, especially during an age of crisis" . The launch was originally scheduled for Friday but was postponed due to dangerous winds

Italian-built Vega satellite carrier launched [Published ansa.it - May 07 2013]

...that it is ready to deliver a high-quality service for small payloads to low Earth orbit," said Antonio Fabrizi, ESA's director of launchers. "Europe now has the capability to serve both the government and commercial market in this growing market segment."

European Space Agency successfully puts three satellites into orbit [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 07 2013]

Leo Quinn, Chief Executive at QinetiQ, said: "This is another landmark achievement for the QinetiQ Space Team and after four years of work we are extremely proud to see the launch of this highly innovative minisatellite. The Proba-V mission highlights QinetiQ Space's end-to-end mission capabilities, from technology development to management of the flight segment, and we look forward to seeing the satellites achievements in support of ESA in due course."

QinetiQ satellite launched for earth observation mission $ [Published Noodls - May 07 2013]

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