Image Applications Earth from Space: French Guiana 25/04/2025 54 views 0 likes View

Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this radar image over French Guiana – home to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, where ESA’s Biomass mission is being prepared for liftoff on 29 April onboard a Vega-C rocket. Zoom in to explore this image at its full...

Canopée proves wind propulsion potential on transatlantic voyage

Two years after its launch, Canopée— believed to be the first industrial cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings—has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion. Courtesy of OceanWings Operational data confirms average fuel...

GDF boosted by military exercise in French Guiana – Souvenir

Guyana Defence Force officers with counterparts from Suriname and Brazil in the Operations and Coordination tent at the Fer de Lance joint military interoperability cooperation exercise, which concluded yesterday. The two-week Fer de Lance joint...

The control room of the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana

A Spacecraft’s Dance From French Guiana to Jupiter

Planning the JUICE mission took astronomical proportions: The ESA worked on this project for more than a decade, even before its story in space started. After liftoff, it will take another eight years for JUICE to reach its destination and begin...

MaiaSpace to build new French factory

MaiaSpace is owned by Arianespace, but is generally seen as an alternate to the giant rocket business. Founded in April 2022, it is being backed as the primary supplier for small-to-midsize rockets. The company used the Paris Air Show to announce...

iciHaiti - Guyana : 3 Haitians victims of a terrible accident in Kourou

iciHaiti - Guyana : 3 Haitians victims of a terrible accident in Kourou 01/04/2025 10:22:52 Garry Assad, Head of Post at the Consulate General of Haiti in French Guiana, learned with immense sadness of the serious accident that occurred in Kourou...

Cayenne man wanted by police nabbed with gun, ammo

A 37-year-old man, who was wanted by police in Linden, was arrested on Wednesday with a firearm and matching ammunition. Kellon McCloud called ‘Penny’, who hails from Cayenne, French Guiana, was wanted for a previous break and enter matter....

ESA launches Copernicus Sentinel-1C aboard Vega-C from French Guiana

The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 5 December 2024 at 22:20 CET (18:20 local time). Sentinel-1C extends the...

French Guiana vs Honduras: CONCACAF Nations League Showdown

As the CONCACAF Nations League continues, the teams of French Guiana and Honduras are set to face each other in a crucial Matchday 3 encounter. The match will be held at the Edmard Lama Municipal Stadium in Cayenne, French Guiana, with a scheduled...

French Guiana: Protesters plan to gather in Cayenne Oct. 18

Flight disruptions are ongoing at London area airports as of the afternoon of Oct. 18 due to foggy weather conditions since the early morning. London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW) have been most impacted. Inbound and...

Biomass forest measuring satellite shipped to Kourou

Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Airbus-built satellite, has left in the last days Toulouse for its journey by ship to Kourou, French Guiana, ready for launch.An Earth Explorer satellite is ESA's flagship mission to measure forest...

Airbus-built Biomass forest measuring satellite shipped to Kourou

Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Airbus-built satellite, has left Toulouse for its journey by ship to Kourou, French Guiana, ready for launch. Biomass, an Earth Explorer satellite, is ESA’s flagship mission to measure forest biomass to...

Junior Chess Team heads off to French Guiana for IGG

Oct 22, 2024 Sports The Minister of Sports, Charles Ramson shares photo with members of the Guyana Chess team on Sunday. Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Chess Federation’s junior chess teams have departed for French Guiana, accompanied by the other...

EllaLink and SPLANG begin subsea cable extension to French Guiana

EllaLink and SPLANG, the local public company for the digital development of French Guiana, have begun the construction of the EllaLink cable extension to include Cayenne, French Guiana. Dubbed the Lum@link system, the new 2,100km branch will...

Story Applications Sentinel-1C arrives in French Guiana 09/10/2024 3425 views 44 likes Read

Applications 09/10/2024 3421 views 44 likes The Sentinel-1C satellite, the third satellite of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the Vega-C rocket at the end of 2024. The...

Golden Grove woman goes missing in Suriname, husband claims she was shot

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...

Goals and highlights: French Guiana 2-3 Honduras in CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League Group C - Matchday 3 Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Stadium: Dr. Edmard Lama Municipal Stadium - Referee: TBC Updated 6 hours agoFULL TIME 0-1, min. 45'+1, Lozano. 1-1, min. 56, Galas. 1-2, min. 67, Flores. 1-3, min. 74,...

Europe's Vega rocket launches in French Guiana

Europe's Vega rocket launches in French Guiana by AFP Staff Writers Kourou (AFP) Sept 5, 2024 Europe's Vega rocket launched Wednesday from French Guiana, an AFP journalist said, carrying a satellite which will help combat natural disasters....

Guyanese woman reportedly missing after trip with husband to Suriname

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...