AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoGalileo in Service: Two new Galileo GNSS satellites (SAT 33 and SAT 34) launched from French Guiana on an Ariane 6 mission in December are now formally commissioned, with operators in Germany completing system checks and drifting them into final orbits about 23,222 km up. Space Launch Watch: Arianespace set Aug. 27 for the fourth Ariane 6 launch of the year, aiming to send Meteosat Third Generation Imager MTG-I2 toward geostationary transfer orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Amazon Forensics: Brazil’s federal police are using “gold fingerprinting” at a Brasilia “gold lab” to match seized gold’s chemical signatures to protected areas, targeting illegal mining and mercury-linked harm. CARICOM Tax Tech: Guyana will host the 27th COTA General Assembly and Technical Conference (July 27–31) with a theme on smart, data-driven, AI-enabled tax administration. Guyana Maritime Tragedy: After the MV Barima ferry capsized off Guyana, authorities report 27 deaths and 83 missing as search efforts continue, with support from French Guiana divers and investigators probing the cause.
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