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Last update: 9 minutes agoSpace & Earth Observation: Avio’s Vega-C rocket is set to launch Copernicus Sentinel-3C from the European Spaceport in French Guiana on September 14 (Kourou time), placing the satellite about 820 km up to join Sentinel-3A and 3B for continuous monitoring of oceans, land, ice and the atmosphere. Space Navigation: Two new Galileo satellites (SAT 33 and SAT 34) have been formally commissioned into service after precise Ariane 6 launches from French Guiana, strengthening Europe’s GNSS fleet. Tech for the Amazon: Brazil’s federal police are using “gold fingerprinting” at a specialized gold lab in Brasilia to trace seized gold back to legal or protected areas, using advanced lab methods to fight illegal mining. Regional Tech Policy: CARICOM’s tax administrators are meeting in Guyana under a “smart, data-driven and AI-enabled” theme, with leaders pushing technology-driven tax systems to secure sustainable revenue as international aid becomes less certain. Euro Design Update: The ECB says outermost EU regions—including French Guiana—will be included in the next phase of euro banknote redesign after the winning proposal is selected.
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