- 17 avril 2019 – Important bolide vu au nord de l’Allemagne
Le réseau FRIPON se densifiant en Europe, en particulier en Allemagne, une détection d’un... - 9 avril 2019 – Important bolide vu au dessus du nord de la France
Un bolide a été détecté au dessus du nord de la France le 6 avril 2019 à 22h11m UTC, il a commencé à... - 7 mars 2019 – Nouveau bolide au dessus des Pyrénées
Un bolide a été vu au dessus des Pyrénées le 6 mars 2019 à 20h58m UTC, il venait d’Espagne (Navarre)... - 16 September 2018 – Detection made by 14 cameras over 5 European countries
Fireball seen by 14 FRIPON ameras FRIPON over 5 European countries : (Netherland,, Belgium,... - 14 June 2018 – e-FRIPON, an European Fireball Network, Observatoire de Paris, June 11_13
Meeting for the developpement of an European Fireball Network, Paris Observatory, 2018 June... - 1 January 2018 – Fireball 2018 january 1st
The first 2018 fireball was observed on January 1st at 3h44m UTC above central France. GRAVES... - 11 September 2017 – Fireball seen over South-East of France by 14 FRIPON camera
Fireball seen over South-East France by 14 FRIPON camera. The fireball has been seen by 14... - 16 August 2017 – FRIPON extension over northern Europe
First bolide detected over Benelux. Thanks to the new camera installed at the Royal... - 6 August 2017 – Very big fireball over the south west of France
563/5000 Very big fireball over the south west of France A bolide with a low inclinaison (20... - 1 June 2017 – Hudge fireball seen over Italy
Big fireball with possibility of falling meteorite in Italy. Italy is in the process of... - 3 May 2017 – National FRIPON meeting, 2017 may 11th - Cité des Sciences - Paris
The annual meeting of the FRIPON / VigieCiel networks will take place on 2017 May 11th at the... - 2 March 2017 – FRIPON at the European Space Agency (ESA)
The first FRIPON station in the Netherlands has been installed at the ESA headquarters in... - 18 December 2016 – More than 100 bolides seen during 2016 geminids
This year the geminides shower was scheduled for December 13 at 10 pm with a ZHR of 120... - 6 September 2016 – 2016 August 6th Fireball
On August 6, 2016 a large fireball passed over the center of France, he was seen by hundreds of... - 25 August 2016 – Numerous detections and reduction pipeline
The FRIPON network has detected many fireballs this month more than ten some night in August... - 22 August 2016 – The FRIPON wiki has moved
The FRIPON wiki has been upgraded. It has moved to the address https://projet.fripon.org... - 22 June 2016 – Bolide observed by 18 stations on june 22nd
New stations continued to be brought online, it allows to observe a single bolide from multiple... - 28 May 2016 – Inauguration of the FRIPON network
To celebrate the fact that 2/3 of the cameras are now active, we decided to perform the... - 4 avril 2016 – Deux détections multiples la nuit du 1er avril
Avec l’extension du réseau nous avons maintenant environ une détection par nuit. La nuit du 1er... - 25 mars 2016 – Détection d’un bolide en Bretagne
Joli bolide vu à vannes le 23 mars 2016. Dommage que la station de Vannes soit isolée en Bretagne... - 13 mars 2016 – Première caméra FRIPON en Italie
L’efficacité un réseau de détection de bolide étant proportionnelle à sa surface, FRIPON a été conçu... - 6 mars 2016 – Un bolide de magnitude -10 détecté par 11 stations le 1 mars 2016
détections simultanée par 11 stations ! (2016-03-01 00h53TU) Un bolide très brillant... - 10 February 2016 – Extension of the network
Une nouvelle caméra FRIPON est en fonctionnement en Roumanie. Cette opération fait partie de la... - 10 janvier 2016 – Les caméras FRIPON en direct
Les caméras en France et en Europe sont maintenant accessible en direct avec une interface de... - 3 January 2016 – 25 cameras running by the end of 2015
The computers that control the cameras are the last step of the network installation. The PCs... - 29 November 2015 – Meteor rain on November...
A lot of detections on November! - 27 October 2015 – The FreeTure stable version 1.0 is available!
FreeTure stable version 1.0 is released! Download it now for your preferred... - 9 October 2015 – Three new cameras in "Provence"
Three new cameras have been installed in the South-East of France. Their goal is twofold :... - 2 October 2015 – FRIPON hits the headlines at ANR news
The FRIPON project, using cameras to track down meteorites. See the ANR website. - 24 September 2015 – FRIPON at the EPSC2015 in Nantes
FRIPON participates to the EPSC 2015 (European Planetary Science Congress) in Nantes. Nearly... - 24 septembre 2015 – FRIPON à Nantes du 28 septembre au 4 octrobre
A l’occasion de l’EPSC (European Planetary Science Congress) organisé à Nantes du 27 septembre au 4... - 17 July 2015 – The call for tenders for the FRIPON PCs is open!
The call for tenders for the purchase of the FRIPON PCs, that will control the all-sky camera,... - 14 July 2015 – Our first triple detection!
The FRIPON network installed in "Ile de France" is working since the end of 2014. We are using... - 5 March 2015 – Second FRIPON meeting 11/04/2015
The second FRIPON meeting will take place on april 11th 2015 in Paris (National Museum) The aim... - 3 February 2015 – FreeTure on GitHub!
FreeTure is the meteor detection software developed for FRIPON. The source is now open under... - 19 January 2015 – FRIPON camera ultimate model !
After more than a year of work to test different mechanical and optical options, the FRIPON... - 30 September 2014 – A nice search!
Tuesday, August 5, the FRIPON team conducted a simulation of search of meteorites on an area of... - 21 May 2014 – Special issue of the "Règne Minéral" on four historic meteorite falls in France
A special issue of the "Revue du règne minéral" is about birthdays of four meteorites falls... - 18 April 2014 – FRIPON FAQ on-line!
FRIPON FAQ on-line today (French version only) - 31 March 2014 – Call for the manufacture of FRIPON boxes
The call for the manufacture of the FRIPON boxes is open from mars 31st to apris 21st... - 9 March 2014 – Bolide over Pic du Midi observatory
The FRIPON camera installed at the Pic du Midi Observatory observed a magnitude -10 bolide on... - 1 February 2014 – FRIPON in Belgium
At a meeting held on January 30, 2014 at the Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB) Uccle... - 9 December 2013 – First FRIPON meeting 10/01.2014
The first FRIPON meeting took place on January 10, 2014 in Vaux en Velin Planetarium. the aim... - 23 October 2013 – FRIPON hires two engineers
We’re hiring two engineers to set up the network FRIPON The first will be an expert in... - 7 October 2013 – A fireball in the sky of Paris
A fireball was detected by the all-sky camera of the Paris Observatory installed on the roof of... - 1 October 2013 – An outreach expert at your service!
Monica Rotaru, expert in scientific communication from Universcience, join the "Vigie-Ciel"... - 1 October 2013 – The live of the FRIPON Pathfinder cameras
Some of the fish-eye test cameras called the FRIPON Pathfinder net, are now available in real... - 26 September 2013 – To compute the location of the meteorite fall? Is possible now!
During the summer 2013, IMCCE has developed new ways to calculate the fall location of a... - 23 September 2013 – Soon the national network meeting
Soon the FRIPON national network meeting The Vaulx en Velin Planétarium will host the national... - 17 September 2013 – The Little Prince will help the FRIPON project!
The Little Prince will help the FRIPON project! FRIPON and Vigie-Ciel will use the image of... - 17 July 2013 – "Le Monde" about FRIPON!
"Le Monde" talk about FRIPON - 21 June 2013 – The "Agence Nationale pour la Recherche" (ANR) will fund FRIPON project!
The FRIPON project will be funded by the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche!!












FRIPON is a 100 camera network which goal is to monitor France skies
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To find meteorites just after their fall
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To track meteorites origin
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To share this adventure with the public via the "Vigie Ciel" project