News and Events
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Parasol satellite mission could be extended
Parasol completed its 6th year in orbit on 18 December 2010. This mission to observe clouds and aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere has been a great a success for CNES, which is now...
News Observation InstitutionalJanuary 19, 2011 -
Parasol moves off the A-Train’s track
Before the Parasol satellite runs out of fuel, CNES has decided to take it off the A-Train, where it has been probing Earth’s atmosphere with its companions for 5 years.
News Observation InstitutionalJanuary 13, 2010 -
Parasol in the eye of the storm
Late February, Cyclone Gamede brushed past Réunion, leaving 2 dead, 100 injured and more than 100 million euros in damage. CNES’s Parasol cloud- and aerosol-observing satellite...
News Observation InstitutionalFebruary 27, 2007 -
Parasol paints a striking picture of Hurricane...
The first satellite image of Dean on 16 August in natural colour gives a good idea of the hurricane’s extent, but not its depth. It also highlights variations in cloud cover...
News Observation InstitutionalDecember 27, 2006 -
Polder science data processing closes at CNES
Between them, the Polder 1 and Polder 2 instruments dedicated to studying the Earth-atmosphere system operated for 15 months, accumulating a wealth of data products for the...
News Observation InstitutionalFebruary 15, 2006 -
Parasol ready for action
The Parasol microsatellite, launched on 18 December 2004, has successfully completed in-orbit commissioning after several weeks of tests during which all instruments were switched...
News Observation InstitutionalMarch 24, 2005 -
Parasol captures first pictures
In orbit since 18 December 2004, the Parasol microsatellite acquired its first pictures on 7 January 2005. Parasol is set to help scientists gain a better...
News Observation InstitutionalJanuary 20, 2005 -
Parasol prepares to enter the dance
Following Demeter in June, Parasol, the second-up in the Myriade microsatellite series, is preparing for launch. Parasol will study the impact of aerosols and how they interact...
News Observation InstitutionalOctober 18, 2004