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Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

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PLD Space intends to launch Miura 5 rockets from Europe’s Guiana Space Center in South America and has forged an agreement with the French space agency CNES to pursue that goal.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Org RelationshipFeb 5, 2020PLD Space books first suborbital flight, nears resolution of engine setback

Sentinel-6 continues space-based measurements of sea-level height that began with Topex-Poseidon, a joint mission between NASA and CNES launched in 1992.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralJan 28, 2020Earth science mission named after former NASA official

European and French space agencies provided funding support for Eutelsat Konnect because it uses the Neosat satellite platform.

Mentioned as: French Space AgencyTechnical ProductJan 16, 2020Arianespace launches Eutelsat, ISRO satellites on first 2020 mission

NewSpace Factory members contributed to EyeSat, a cubesat telescope CNES built with university students to take images of the Milky Way.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipDec 23, 2019French component suppliers demo constellation hardware with ANGELS cubesat

Avio and an independent inquiry board with ESA, the French space agency, and the Italian space agency traced Vega’s 2019-07-15 failure to the Zefiro-23 second stage.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralNov 20, 2019ESA setting aside funds for Vega launcher return to flight

The French space agency CNES awarded a 200,000,000 EUR contract to a construction consortium in 2016 to upgrade the Guiana Space Center for Ariane 6.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Org RelationshipNov 19, 2019European spaceport boom could benefit industry

ESA and prime contractor ArianeGroup have two Prometheus engines currently being built using funds granted at ESA’s 2016 ministerial and earlier work supported by the French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Org RelationshipOct 21, 2019ESA to seek funding for more Prometheus reusable engines at ministerial

Mecano ID is expanding into the smallsat business with assistance from the French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: French space agencyOrg RelationshipAug 12, 2019Mecano ID, with help from CNES, making its first smallsat deployer

Airbus and CNES plan to use data from the CO3D satellites to create a 3D map of the Earth’s landmass.

Mentioned as: CNESTechnical ProductJul 12, 2019Airbus to build four imaging satellites for French space agency, mulls 20-plus constellation

CNES is investing just under 100,000,000 EUR into the four CO3D satellites.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralJul 12, 2019Airbus to build four imaging satellites for French space agency, mulls 20-plus constellation

The Air Force 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 ProductJan 14, 2019General Atomics’ acquisitions of smallsat companies bearing fruit

Before nations report progress under the Paris agreement in 2023, space and environmental agencies plan to launch MicroCarb led by CNES; EUMETSAT’s Metop Second Generation A; the Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission, a joint project of DLR and CNES; and NASA’s GeoCarb.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralJan 11, 2019International focus on greenhouse gas monitoring satellites, sensors

The complete seismometer on NASA’s InSight lander was led by the French space agency CNES and collaboratively built with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipDec 10, 2018Satellite component supplier Sodern seeks to double output by 2020

The seismometer on InSight was provided by the French space agency CNES and caused InSight to miss its original March 2016 launch window due to problems that required a redesign.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralNov 26, 2018InSight successfully lands on Mars

The seismometer built by CNES experienced development problems that required a redesign and delayed InSight’s launch from March 2016 to this May.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Technical ProductNov 21, 2018NASA prepares for InSight Mars landing

In 2017 CNES supported the creation of several French startups, including Unseenlabs and Exotrail.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralSep 14, 2018CNES seeks 80 to 100 million Euros for CosmiCapital venture fund

CNES plans to raise 80 to 100,000,000 EUR for CosmiCapital, a venture fund to support European startups focused on space and space applications.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Technical ProductSep 14, 2018CNES seeks 80 to 100 million Euros for CosmiCapital venture fund

CLS is transferring responsibility for maritime IoT services for nearly 20,000 vessels connected through the CNES-built hosted payload network Argos to Kineis.

Mentioned as: Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Narrative GeneralSep 10, 2018French IoT company plans $139 million smallsat constellation

ONERA is working with the French space agency CNES and ArianeGroup to study how reusability can be achieved in Europe.

Mentioned as: CNESOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2018Ariane 6 is nearing completion, but Europe’s work is far from over

Eutelsat is the first customer for Airbus’ Eurostar NEO platform, which Airbus developed with funding from the French and European space agencies.

Mentioned as: French space agenciesOrg RelationshipAug 1, 2018Eutelsat to buy two all-electric satellites from Airbus to replace Hotbird constellation
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