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Image Enabling & Support Mission control GO for Biomass launch 28/04/2025 281 views 8 likes View
ESA
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One last team photo before launch. Today, at ESA’s ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany, the Biomass team gathered for the pre-launch briefing. ESA's forest satellite, to be flown from ESOC, is scheduled for launch from Europe’s...
ESA Launches Biomass Forest Measurement Satellite Aboard Vega-C
SpaceWatch.Global
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April 29, 2025
The European Space Agency has launched the Biomass mission aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, with lift off at 11:15 am CEST. The post ESA Launches Biomass Forest Measurement Satellite Aboard Vega-C appeared...
Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video)
Space.com
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April 28, 2025
A European forest-monitoring satellite headed toward orbit from South America early Tuesday morning (April 29). The European Space Agency's (ESA) Biomass spacecraft lifted off atop a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana...
How British satellite will map world’s forests in carbon mission
The Times
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A British-made satellite is to map and measure the content of the world’s forests for the first time. The satellite, named Biomass, will launch on Tuesday from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, embarking on a five-year mission. It is...
Biomass satellite mapping Earth’s forests in 3D with P-band SAR data
Electronics Weekly
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April 29, 2025
Biomass Specifically, the satellite will assess “terrestrial carbon stocks and fluxes from an altitude of 666km above the Earth”. And it is due to launch today (10:15am BST, in French Guiana). You can watch it live on the European Space Agency...
Golden Grove woman goes missing in Suriname, husband claims she was shot
News Room
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June 15, 2025
Authorities in Guyana and Suriname are investigating the disappearance of 34-year-old Coretta Blair Sandy, also known as “Mindy”, a resident of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara. She vanished while on a trip to Suriname with her husband, Terrence...
Guyana deepens security ties with France through special-operations training
Guyana Chronicle
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June 14, 2025
GUYANA’S efforts to strengthen national and regional security received a boost on Friday with the conclusion of a Special Operations Course delivered by French Special Operations experts to local law enforcement officers. The closing ceremony was...
French experts conclude training with law enforcers
Stabroek News
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June 14, 2025
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn yesterday delivered closing remarks at the conclusion of a Special Operations Course conducted for members of Guyana’s law enforcement agencies by French Special Operations experts. A release from the...
Guyanese woman reportedly missing after trip with husband to Suriname
I News Guyana
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June 14, 2025
husband in custody after claiming wife was shot dead A Guyanese woman has been reported missing in neighbouring country Suriname after reportedly traveling there with her husband. The missing woman has been identified as Coretta Blair Sandy, also...
Story Applications Watch Biomass launch live 24/04/2025 19219 views 64 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 24/04/2025 19219 views 64 likes ESA's Biomass mission is on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Don’t miss the live coverage of liftoff on Tuesday 29 April, on ESA WebTV. Coverage will start at 10:55 CEST...
Air France Doubles Airbus A320 Flights To Brazil
Simple Flying
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April 21, 2025
If you think of Air France's ubiquitous Airbus A320s, the type’s substantial European activity probably comes to mind. Less likely are its A320 services from French departments in the Caribbean (Martinique and Guadeloupe) and South America (French...
ESA’s Biomass; on the launch pad, the mission and Europe’s Spaceport
SatNews
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April 23, 2025
ESA’s Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April at 11:15 CEST. Once in orbit, this latest Earth Explorer...
Brazil, Guianas to mount joint operation against illegal mining, mercury smuggling
Demerara Waves
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April 20, 2025
Last Updated on Sunday, 20 April 2025, 20:40 by Writer Participants at the first operational meeting of the “Guyana Shield” held in French Guiana from April 3 to 4. At left is France’s Ambassador to Guyana Nicholas de Lacoste. Brazil, French...
10 new play areas to have fun out of the sun
The National News
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Gone are the days when indoor play centres meant dingy, noisy caverns with violent games, stomach-churning rides and kids nagging for the chance to win an enormous stuffed toy that you definitely didn't want to take home. Here, then, are 10 new...
These Are Air France's Busiest Boeing 777-200ER Routes
Simple Flying
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June 5, 2025
Air France is part of the Air France-KLM group and is France's flag carrier. It operates a fleet of around 227 mainline aircraft, including a large 63-strong fleet of Boeing 777s. 18 of these Triple Sevens are Boeing 777-200ERs configured with 28...
Story Applications Forest mission sealed within rocket fairing for liftoff 16/04/2025 1414 views 32 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 16/04/2025 1414 views 32 likes With the launch of ESA’s Biomass satellite scheduled for 29 April, preparations at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have reached a key milestone. The satellite has now been sealed inside the...
French prisons targeted in ‘terrorist attack’ amid drugs crackdown, Justice Minister says
The Globe and Mail
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April 15, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:French customs officers discover cocaine hidden in a suitcase as they inspect the bags of a passenger flying to Paris from Cayenne at the international airport in Cayenne, French Guiana, in 2024.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty...
European skies forbidden: Suriname and Tanzania on the EU blacklist
AvioNews
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June 5, 2025
The number of carriers banned from the continent rises to 169, with a constant focus on passenger protection Passenger safety remains the European Union's highest priority, as demonstrated by the latest update to the EU Air Safety List by the...
Europe Just Banned All Flights From These Two Countries
Simple Flying
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June 6, 2025
The European Commission (EC) has recently made waves in the global aviation industry, as they have updated the EU Air Safety List. According to a ch-aviation report, the new list excludes all carriers certified in Suriname and Tanzania, banning...
EU bans all carriers from Tanzania and Suriname
Ch-Aviation
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June 5, 2025
The European Commission (EC) has updated the EU Air Safety List, banning all carriers certified in Suriname and Tanzania. According to Brussels, the aviation authorities in Suriname and Tanzania do not ensure sufficient safety oversight. The new...