AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSpaceport Safety in Focus: CNES flight safety engineers explain how Kourou’s Flight Safety Division monitors rockets in real time, runs trajectory analysis, and can intervene quickly to neutralize a launcher if an anomaly threatens people or infrastructure. Meteosat Upgrade for French Guiana’s Space Economy: Ariane 6 launched Meteosat Third Generation Imager-2 (MTG-I2) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with Teledyne’s CIS111 detector inside the Flexible Combined Imager, aiming for faster, more frequent weather observations (including improved lightning detection) to support earlier warnings for severe storms, hail, and wildfires. European Launcher Challenge Funding: ESA signed first European Launcher Challenge contracts—€197.8M for Isar Aerospace (Spectrum), €186.9M for Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA One), and €158.9M for PLD Space (MIURA 5)—pushing new launch capability toward orbit by 2028, with PLD Space tied to future activity in French Guiana. Global Launch Calendar: This week’s schedule includes Pallas-1’s China debut test flight, Rocket Lab’s Electron mission from New Zealand, and SpaceX Starlink Group 15-23 from Vandenberg.
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