Tag: CNES

German-French Rover Set for Mars Moon

A model of the Mars rover "Idefix" is on display during a press conference of the German Aerospace Center | File Photo: Lennart Preiss/dpa

Japan’s MMX mission is set to launch in October with the German-French Idefix rover aboard. Idefix will land on Mars’s moon Phobos in 2029, explore its surface and help to return the first samples from the Martian system to Earth.

Sentinel-6B Satellite Launched for Sea-Level Monitoring

Airbus-built Sentinel-6B satellite before departing to launch site | Photo: Airbus

The Airbus-built Sentinel-6B satellite has launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base to continue long-term monitoring of global sea-surface height. Developed through a partnership involving ESA, NASA, EUMETSAT, NOAA and CNES, the satellite will operate alongside Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich for its first year before taking over as the reference mission for sea-level measurements, supporting climate research, coastal planning and marine forecasting.