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Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

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France
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TARANIS, the 175-kilogram Tool for the Analysis of RAdiation from lightNIng and Sprites, was built by the French space agency CNES to study electromagnetic phenomena in the upper atmosphere created by thunderstorms.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralNov 16, 2020Vega launch fails after upper stage malfunction

CNES signed a software licensing contract with Exotrail this summer to use ExoOPS – Mission Design.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralNov 1, 2020Exotrail’s ExoOPS™ Implemented For CNES

CNES mission design analysis and system engineering teams are using ExoOPS – Mission Design advanced functionalities developed by Exotrail.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralNov 1, 2020Exotrail’s ExoOPS™ Implemented For CNES

ExoOPS – Mission Design is connected to IDM-CIC, an orbital platform definition and design software tool used by CNES in phase A/0 projects.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductNov 1, 2020Exotrail’s ExoOPS™ Implemented For CNES

The system prototype for the AFI SBAS utilizes the SAGAIE network deployed by the French space agency CNES and ASECNA with support from Thales Alenia Space as the reference stations network.

Mentioned as: French space agency CNESTechnical ProductOct 14, 2020SBAS signal over Africa commenced via the NIGCOMSAT-1R satellite

Momentus plans to send the Skykraft microsatellite into orbit using EOS, a separation ring developed by Mecano ID with funding from the French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipOct 2, 2020Momentus forges agreements with Skykraft and Mecano ID

Rocket Factory Augsburg plans to launch from the Diamant launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in collaboration with French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Org RelationshipOct 1, 2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Hemeria supplied subsystems for the O3b and Iridium Next constellations prior to moving into complete satellite manufacturing in 2017 with support from the French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: french space agency cnesTechnical ProductSep 24, 2020Hemeria seeks niche in microsat manufacturing

CNES and Arianespace resumed spaceport activities in French Guiana in May, enabling Ariane 5 and Vega launches from the Guiana Space Center.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

The French government operates the Guiana Space Center through its space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

The French space agency CNES awarded Exotrail a 100,000-euro contract to help fund the design phase for Space Van.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Org RelationshipJul 16, 2020French startup Exotrail raises $13 million for propulsion, space software and on-orbit transport systems

The team sent by Avio to the Guiana Space Center is subject to a 14-day quarantine implemented by the French space agency CNES before beginning launch activities.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductMay 19, 2020Avio seeking to compress Vega launch delays

CNES scheduled 100 people to fly from Europe to the Guiana Space Centre when France eases its nationwide lockdown on 2020-05-11 and to start preparations for a Vega rocket launch on 2020-05-25 after a precautionary 14-day quarantine.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)NoiseApr 29, 2020Guiana Space Center launches to resume in June

CNES expects the ELA4 launch pad to be completed in the second half of 2020.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative PlanApr 29, 2020Guiana Space Center launches to resume in June

Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket launches exclusively from the Guiana Space Center, which is operated by the French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipApr 17, 2020Intelsat-901 satellite, with MEV-1 servicer attached, resumes service

The Orbital Test Bed mission carrying the CNES sensor for NOAA is scheduled to launch in 2021.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralApr 9, 2020General Atomics opens satellite factory in Colorado

The Space and Missile Systems Center selected a 110-kilogram Orbital Test Bed to carry a sensor from the French space agency CNES on behalf of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductApr 9, 2020General Atomics opens satellite factory in Colorado

Most of CNES’s 2,500 employees are working remotely instead of at the agency’s facilities across mainland France and French Guiana.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductMar 27, 2020French space agency donates 90,000 face masks to hospitals

Hospitals in Toulouse, France received 90,000 face masks from the French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralMar 27, 2020French space agency donates 90,000 face masks to hospitals

GMV received a contract to develop the processor for the French space agency CNES's MicroCarb mission.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralMar 18, 2020GMV reports 30% space revenue boost • ESA patents new telemetry compression technique
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