Artist’s rendering of the Picard microsatellite’s payload showing how compact it is (60 cm x 30 cm x 40 cm) and illustrating the SODISM, SOVAP and PREMOS instruments and their common payload management unit (PGCU).
The 6.5-hour transit of Venus in front of the Sun took place during the night of 5 to 6 June 2012. The final part of this transit could be seen from Europe only on June 6th right...
June 6, 2012
The CNES microsatellite has delivered a 1st image of the Sun. Teams on the ground will use this image to make final adjustments before the science mission begins.
July 28, 2010
The 2 satellites reached orbit Tuesday 15 June atop their Dnepr launcher after lifting off from the Yasny space base in Russia.
June 15, 2010