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Budget, policy, and source documents for France

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France Programme 193 Recherche spatiale

7 subtotal line items

Requested payment appropriations for France Programme 193, the national space research programme, in fiscal year 2026.

€1.8B€1.9B€1.9B€1.9B€1.7B€1.6B
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Secure satellite communications including IRIS² contributions

Secure satellite connectivity through IRIS² is considered important for European independence and competitiveness.

2023
Unspecified
CNES Programs and Perspectives 2023
2023

Secure satellite communications including IRIS² contributions

Secure satellite connectivity through IRIS² is considered important for European independence and competitiveness.

CNES Programs and Perspectives 2023
CNES Programs and Perspectives 2023

International space cooperation

Space cooperation is presented as a tool of science, influence, and diplomacy.

2023
Unspecified
CNES Programs and Perspectives 2023
2023

International space cooperation

Space cooperation is presented as a tool of science, influence, and diplomacy.

CNES Programs and Perspectives 2023
CNES Programs and Perspectives 2023

France 2030

French policy and funding now support national capabilities to observe, track, catalog, and characterize space objects in order to protect satellites and preserve strategic autonomy.

2023
active
Présentation des résultats du volet spatial de France 2030
2023active

France 2030

French policy and funding now support national capabilities to observe, track, catalog, and characterize space objects in order to protect satellites and preserve strategic autonomy.

Présentation des résultats du volet spatial de France 2030
Présentation des résultats du volet spatial de France 2030

France 2030

Current French space policy treats satcom and connectivity as essential strategic capabilities and supports both industrial competitiveness and future service architectures.

2022
active
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
2022active

France 2030

Current French space policy treats satcom and connectivity as essential strategic capabilities and supports both industrial competitiveness and future service architectures.

State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025

Autonomous launch access

France’s current civil space policy continues to prioritize sovereign launch capability as a foundational enabler for the wider national space program and strategic autonomy.

2022
active
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
2022active

Autonomous launch access

France’s current civil space policy continues to prioritize sovereign launch capability as a foundational enabler for the wider national space program and strategic autonomy.

State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025

Observatoire spatial du climat (SCO)

French policy sustains Earth observation not only as a scientific domain but as an operational national capability serving climate policy, environmental monitoring, and government use.

2022
active
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
2022active

Observatoire spatial du climat (SCO)

French policy sustains Earth observation not only as a scientific domain but as an operational national capability serving climate policy, environmental monitoring, and government use.

State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025

Space science and exploration

Science and exploration remain one of the main structured pillars of the French space effort, with national planning and international participation continuing in the current period.

2022
active
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
2022active

Space science and exploration

Science and exploration remain one of the main structured pillars of the French space effort, with national planning and international participation continuing in the current period.

State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025
State-CNES Performance Contract 2022-2025

CERES

France’s defense-space posture still treats orbital signals intelligence as a core operational support function alongside observation and communications.

N/A
active
Organisation et missions
active

CERES

France’s defense-space posture still treats orbital signals intelligence as a core operational support function alongside observation and communications.

Organisation et missions
Organisation et missions

Artemis

French authorities frame lunar exploration as a meaningful scientific, technological, industrial, and geopolitical activity, with current participation through ESA and national contributions to lunar missions.

N/A
active
Programme Artemis : retour d’humains sur la Lune
active

Artemis

French authorities frame lunar exploration as a meaningful scientific, technological, industrial, and geopolitical activity, with current participation through ESA and national contributions to lunar missions.

Programme Artemis : retour d’humains sur la Lune
Programme Artemis : retour d’humains sur la Lune

E3P

French human spaceflight activity is currently embedded in ESA-led exploration and low-Earth-orbit participation rather than framed as an independent sovereign program.

N/A
active
Programme Artemis : retour d’humains sur la Lune
active

E3P

French human spaceflight activity is currently embedded in ESA-led exploration and low-Earth-orbit participation rather than framed as an independent sovereign program.

Programme Artemis : retour d’humains sur la Lune
Programme Artemis : retour d’humains sur la Lune

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Télécommunications optiques : la France, la Grèce et Chypre signent un accord de coopération
Mar 5, 2026
Télécommunications optiques : la France, la Grèce et Chypre signent un accord de coopération
Mar 5, 2026
Assemblée nationale opinion report on PLF 2026 - Research and higher education
Mar 1, 2026
Assemblée nationale opinion report on PLF 2026 - Research and higher education
Mar 1, 2026
Documents officiels | CNES
Jan 1, 2026
Documents officiels | CNES
Jan 1, 2026
In 2026 we launch your ambitions
Jan 1, 2026
In 2026 we launch your ambitions
Jan 1, 2026
Emmanuel Macron inaugurates Space Command in Toulouse
Nov 4, 2025
Emmanuel Macron inaugurates Space Command in Toulouse
Nov 4, 2025
Assemblée nationale budget report on PLF 2026 - Mission Recherche et enseignement supérieur
Nov 1, 2025
Assemblée nationale budget report on PLF 2026 - Mission Recherche et enseignement supérieur
Nov 1, 2025
Assemblée nationale raw opinion text on PLF 2026 - Research and higher education
Nov 1, 2025
Assemblée nationale raw opinion text on PLF 2026 - Research and higher education
Nov 1, 2025
CNES Annual Report 2022
Nov 1, 2025
CNES Annual Report 2022
Nov 1, 2025
National Space Strategy 2025–2040
Nov 1, 2025
National Space Strategy 2025–2040
Nov 1, 2025
Sénat finance committee note on PLF 2026 - Mission Recherche et enseignement supérieur
Nov 1, 2025
Sénat finance committee note on PLF 2026 - Mission Recherche et enseignement supérieur
Nov 1, 2025
Stratégie nationale spatiale 2025-2040
Nov 1, 2025
Stratégie nationale spatiale 2025-2040
Nov 1, 2025
SYRACUSE IV
Nov 1, 2025
SYRACUSE IV
Nov 1, 2025
193 - Recherche spatiale | budget.gouv.fr
Oct 14, 2025
193 - Recherche spatiale | budget.gouv.fr
Oct 14, 2025
Projet de loi de finances 2026 - Programme 193 Recherche spatiale
Oct 14, 2025
Projet de loi de finances 2026 - Programme 193 Recherche spatiale
Oct 14, 2025
Rapport d’activité 2024 | CNES
Sep 1, 2025
Rapport d’activité 2024 | CNES
Sep 1, 2025
Espace : se défendre dans la troisième dimension
Jul 3, 2025
Espace : se défendre dans la troisième dimension
Jul 3, 2025
Bourget 2025 - Knowing your environment: space
Jun 19, 2025
Bourget 2025 - Knowing your environment: space
Jun 19, 2025
Dossier de presse - lancement CSO3
Mar 31, 2025
Dossier de presse - lancement CSO3
Mar 31, 2025

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