The SVOM mission (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) is a Franco-Chinese mission dedicated to the study of the most distant star explosions, gamma-ray bursts.
It was launched on June 24, 2024 by the Chinese Long March 2C rocket from the Xichang launch base.
It is the result of a collaboration between the two national space agencies, the CNSA (China National Space Administration) and the CNES (National Center for Space Studies), with the main contributions being the Institute for Research on the Fundamental Laws of Space. Universe (Irfu) and the Institute for Research in Astrophysics and Planetology (IRAP) for France and the National Astronomical Observatory (NAO) and the Beijing High Energy Institute (IHEP) for China.