Space Companies in France

Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S), headquartered in Toulouse, France with major sites in Munich,…

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

Airbus Intelligence is the satellite imagery and Earth observation data business of Airbus Defence a…

Anywaves is a French space antenna company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toulouse — Europe's …

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

ArianeGroup Propulsion is the Vernon, France-based rocket engine design and manufacturing center of …

Arianespace is the world's first commercial launch services company, founded in 1980 and headquarter…

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

BodyCap is a Caen, France-based medical technology company founded in 2011, specializing in miniatur…

Cailabs, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Rennes, France, is a deep tech photonics company that …

Cité de l'espace (City of Space), located in Toulouse, France and opened in 1997, is Europe's premie…

Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), founded in 1986 and headquartered in Ramonville-Saint-Agne n…

The Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) is France's national space agency, established in 1961…

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

Comat Space is a French specialist in satellite mechanisms headquartered in Flourens, near Toulouse,…

Dassault Aviation Space represents the space technology dimensions of Dassault Aviation (Euronext: A…

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

Euroconsult (rebranded as Nova Space in 2024) is a Paris-headquartered strategic consulting and mark…

Eurospace is the Paris-based trade association for the European space industry manufacturers, founde…

Exail is a French advanced technology group formed in 2022 through the merger of iXblue and ECA Grou…

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

The Guiana Space Centre (Centre Spatial Guyanais, CSG), located near Kourou in French Guiana on the …

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…

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is the world's foremost global space organization, …

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

The International Space University (ISU), headquartered in Strasbourg, France, is a private nonprofi…

Intespace is a Toulouse, France-based space testing facility founded in 1982, providing independent …

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

Kayrros is a Paris-based satellite-derived environmental intelligence company founded in 2016 by Ant…

Kinéis is a French satellite IoT company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toulouse, developing a…

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

Leanspace is a French space software company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Strasbourg, provid…

Loft Orbital France is the Toulouse-based European engineering hub and operational entity of Loft Or…

Look Up Space is a Toulouse, France-based space situational awareness (SSA) company founded in 2020,…

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

Novaspace is the global leading space industry consulting and market intelligence firm formed in 202…

Novespace, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Bordeaux, France, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CN…

ONERA (Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales) is France's national aerospace resea…

Safran Aircraft Engines (formerly Snecma), headquartered in Courcouronnes near Paris and part of Saf…

Safran Data Systems is the testing instrumentation, telemetry, and space communications division of …

Safran Spacecraft Propulsion (formerly Snecma and Safran Aircraft Engines' spacecraft division, oper…

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

Saft Batteries (Saft Groupe S.A.) is a Poitiers, France-headquartered battery manufacturer founded i…

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

SCOR SE is a global reinsurance group headquartered in Paris, France, consistently ranked among the …

Share My Space (SMS) is a Paris-based French commercial space traffic management (STM) and space sit…

Sirius Space Services is a Paris-based commercial space services company founded in 2020 operating a…

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 …

SpaceAble is a French space situational awareness company focused on improving operational safety an…

Spaceflight Institute is a Toulouse, France-based private astronaut training and education organizat…

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), headquartered in Tou…

ThrustMe is a French electric propulsion company developing iodine-propellant propulsion systems for…

U-Space (not to be confused with UTM/U-space airspace management) is a Toulouse-based French company…

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

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

Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) is a leading French satellite operator founded as an intergovernmenta…

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

Safran is a French multinational aerospace and defense group (Euronext: SAF, ~€20B revenue, ~100,000…

Aldoria is a Toulouse-based French Space Domain Awareness (SDA) startup founded in 2022, developing …

Greenerwave is a Paris-based deeptech company specializing in next-generation satellite communicatio…

HyPrSpace is a Bordeaux, France-based launch startup founded in 2019 developing hybrid-propulsion mi…

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 …

Latitude (formerly Nexeya Space, rebranded 2021) is a French company developing the Zephyr small orb…

MaiaSpace is a French commercial launch company and subsidiary of ArianeGroup, founded in 2022 and h…

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…

Venture Orbital Systems is a Reims, France-based micro-launch startup founded in 2019 developing the…

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

CS GROUP (Communication & Systèmes) is a French defense and aerospace software company founded in 19…

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

Preligens (formerly Earthcube) is a French artificial intelligence company founded in 2016 and headq…

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

Dark (formerly Dark Aerospace) is a Bordeaux, France-based launch vehicle startup founded in 2021 de…