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The SVOM mission is a Franco-Chinese mission dedicated to the study of the most distant explosions of stars, the gamma-ray bursts. It was launched on 22nd june 2024 from the Xichang launch base.

2023/10: Preparing the flight model for mechanical testing
2023/09: Electromagnetic compatibility tests
2023/03: Arrival of the French team, ECLAIRs and MXT in Shanghai
2023/01: Delivery of the VT visible telescope
2022/02: MXT's first light at Panter
2021/05: Delivery of the MXT camera flight model
2021/02: Delivery of MXT flight optics
2021/05: First image of the ECLAIRs telescope
2021/02: Delivery of the ECLAIRs flight mask
2020/05: Delivery of the ECLAIRs flight camera
Satellite integrations logbook
The SVOM mission
What is a gamma-ray burst?
The transient sky