Space Agencies and Companies

CNES

Also Known As Centre national d'etudes spatiales

France

Citation Formats

General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "CNES." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/agencies/cnes.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). CNES. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/agencies/cnes

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-cnes,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {CNES},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/agencies/cnes},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The national space agency of France, established in 1961 and responsible for the country's civilian and military space activities, research initiatives and access to space, operating major facilities at the Toulouse Space Centre and the Guiana Space Centre.

Facts

Agency Type

National space agency 1

Founded Year

1961 1

Headquarters

Paris, France 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationCentre national d'etudes spatiales, lead section

Quote, Centre national d'etudes spatiales, lead section

CNES (French: Centre national d'etudes spatiales, lit. 'National Centre for Space Studies') is the French national space agency.

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia FoundationCentre national d'etudes spatiales, infobox

Quote, Centre national d'etudes spatiales, infobox

Founded: 19 December 1961 | Headquarters: 2 place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris, France | Type: Space agency

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