Space Companies in France

Airbus Defence and Space is the space division of Airbus, one of the world's largest aerospace compa…

Airbus Defence and Space Geo, founded in 1977 and based in Toulouse, France, is a provider of geospa…

Operates Pléiades Neo 30cm native resolution constellation with twice-daily revisit. EDRS laser link…

Anywaves designs and manufactures antennas for space applications including CubeSats, nanosatellites…

ArianeGroup is a joint venture equally owned by Airbus and Safran, responsible for developing and pr…

ArianeGroup's propulsion division develops rocket engines for European launch vehicles including the…

Arianespace is a French company providing launch services using the Ariane 5 (now retired), Ariane 6…

AXA XL is a global commercial insurance and specialty risk company, operating as the P&C and reinsur…

Medical technology company developing ingestible biosensors for monitoring astronaut health. e-Celsi…

Cailabs is a deep tech photonics company developing optical ground stations using Multi-Plane Light …

Cité de l'espace in Toulouse, France is Europe's leading space-themed science center. The museum fea…

Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) is a French company providing satellite-based services for en…

The Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) is the French government space agency responsible for …

Comat Aerospace, founded in 2000 and based in Flourens, France, is a company specializing in the dev…

French specialist in space mechanisms - hold-down release, solar array drives, antenna pointing. Her…

Dassault Aviation contributes to space through its 3DEXPERIENCE platform used for spacecraft design …

The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization of 22 member states dedicated t…

Euroconsult is a leading consulting firm specializing in space markets and satellite applications. T…

Eurospace is the association of European space industry manufacturers. The organization represents m…

Exail (formerly iXblue, merged with ECA Group) provides inertial navigation systems, space-qualified…

Exotrail is a space service company that develops electric propulsion systems and orbital transfer v…

The Guiana Space Centre (Centre Spatial Guyanais) in French Guiana is Europe's primary spaceport. Lo…

Hemeria, founded in 2017 and based in Toulouse, France, is a space company focused on the developmen…

Infinite Orbits develops the Endurance satellite life-extension vehicle and Orbit Guard inspection s…

IAF is the world's leading space advocacy organization with 400+ member organizations from 70+ count…

The International Institute of Space Law (IISL), founded in 1960 and based in Paris, France, is dedi…

ISU is a private nonprofit graduate institution founded by Peter Diamandis to promote international …

French space testing facility providing thermal vacuum, vibration, acoustic, and electromagnetic com…

Founded in 1909, ISAE-SUPAERO is a leading French higher education and research institution speciali…

Asset observation and environmental intelligence company using satellite data to monitor industrial …

Kinéis is a French satellite IoT company developing a nanosatellite constellation for global IoT con…

Leanspace provides cloud-native software infrastructure for space operations. The company offers mod…

Loft Orbital offers satellite-as-a-service, enabling customers to fly payloads to space without buil…

Look Up Space operates optical telescopes for space situational awareness. The French company tracks…

Naval Group Space Systems, founded in 2017 and based in Paris, France, focuses on developing satelli…

Global leading consulting firm in the space sector formed from the merger of Euroconsult and SpaceTe…

Novespace is a CNES subsidiary operating the Airbus A310 ZERO-G aircraft for parabolic flights provi…

ONERA is France's national aerospace research center. Conducts research in aerodynamics, propulsion,…

Safran's space propulsion activities include development of rocket engines and spacecraft propulsion…

Safran Data Systems is a world leader in testing instrumentation, telemetry and space communications…

European leader in plasma propulsion with PPS Hall-effect thruster family. PPS1350 powered ESA's Sma…

Saft, founded in 1918 and headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France, is a leading supplier of advanc…

World leader in space and defense batteries with lithium-ion technologies. Supplied batteries for ov…

SBG Systems, founded in 2007 and based in France, is a leading provider of advanced Inertial Navigat…

World's fourth largest reinsurer providing aviation and space reinsurance. Offers sophisticated mode…

Share My Space provides space traffic management and collision avoidance services. The French compan…

Sirius Space Services provides satellite ground segment solutions including ground stations and miss…

Skynopy is a French NewSpace startup providing ground station services for LEO satellites. Operating…

Space-Careers, founded in 2004 and based in Toulouse, France, is a recruitment and staffing company …

Founded by ISAE Supaero alumni, first astronaut training program offering recognized certification f…

Thales Alenia Space is a French-Italian aerospace manufacturer and major European satellite producer…

Global aerospace leader with 2,400+ inflight entertainment systems. Provides nose-to-tail connectivi…

ThrustMe develops electric propulsion systems for small satellites using iodine as propellant. The F…

U-Space develops technologies for unmanned traffic management and space domain awareness. The compan…

Unseenlabs SAS, founded in 2015 and based in Rennes, France, is a geospatial intelligence company sp…

Eutelsat is a French satellite operator providing video broadcasting, broadband connectivity, and go…

Safran is a French multinational aerospace company founded in 2005, with a core focus on the develop…

French aerospace conglomerate. Ariane 6 propulsion through ArianeGroup JV. Spacecraft equipment. Sta…

Aldoria develops space surveillance systems including ground-based radars for tracking satellites an…

Dark Aerospace is developing small satellite launch solutions. The company focuses on providing resp…

Earthcube, founded in 2016 and based in Toulouse, France, is a space technology company specializing…

French green launch company. Hybrid propulsion rockets. Environmentally conscious launch. Bordeaux-b…

Founded in 2021 and based in Saclay, France, ION-X develops and markets ionic liquid electrospray th…

Kermap, founded in 2016 and based in Rennes, France, is a geospatial analytics company specializing …

Kinéis is a French company founded in 2018 specializing in global IoT connectivity via satellite. Th…

Latitude develops nanosatellites and mission operations software for European customers. The French …

MaiaSpace is a European small launch vehicle company developing the Maia rocket. The company aims to…

Safran Navigation & Timing, founded in 2016 and located in Besancon, France, is a global leader in r…

Spartan Space, founded in 2021 and based in Grenoble, France, is a space company focused on developi…

Univity (formerly Constellation Technologies & Operations) is a Paris-based SpaceTech startup develo…

Unseenlabs France, founded in 2015 and based in Rennes, France, is a space-based RF analytics compan…

Venture Orbital Systems is a French company developing the Zephyr small launch vehicle. The company …

Zephalto is a French space tourism startup developing stratospheric balloon flights offering fine Fr…

CS GROUP is the developer of Orekit, the leading open-source flight dynamics library, and OreFLIDS F…

Preligens (formerly Earthcube) provides AI-powered satellite imagery analysis for defense and intell…