26 March 2007

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1 March 2007

First launched in 1882, the International Polar Year (IPY) seeks to coordinate research efforts focusing on these territories that are so important in preserving the balance of the planet and to establish the most comprehensive picture possible of the poles.

26 February 2007

27 February 2007

Late 2008, the famous Russian launcher will make its 1st flight from a facility other than Plessetsk or Baikonur, an event of unprecedented significance in the history of space launcher cooperation between Europe and Russia “This signals the start of a new era for launchers in Europe,” said ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain.

13 February 2007

5 February 2007

Early evaluation of data quality enabled COROT mission teams to begin acquiring the 1st science data on 3 February. This phase will continue until the satellite is rotated toward a new star field, a manoeuvre scheduled for 2 April.

The science community has been eagerly these 1st science data, returned only 5 weeks after launch following the flawless operation of the satellite and its systems. This fine success for CNES is a tribute to the agency’s engineering expertise.

2 February 2007

Tuesday 30 January, attitude data calculated by the instrument were used for the 1st time to finely control the satellite bus and achieve perfect boresight stability.