CNES

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CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales) is the French government space agency responsible for shaping and implementing France’s civil space policy and major space missions in Europe and worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
public establishment
space agency
abbreviation CNES self-link
collaboratesWith ASI
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
surface form: DLR

European Space Agency
surface form: ESA

Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
surface form: JAXA

NASA
country France
fieldOfWork Earth observation
launch vehicle development
microgravity research
satellite development
space exploration
space science
telecommunications satellites
foundedBy Government of France
foundingDate 1961
fullName CNES self-linksurface differs
surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales
headquartersLocation Paris
Paris
surface form: Paris, France
jurisdiction France
languageOfWork English
French
launchSite Guiana Space Centre
launchSiteLocation French Guiana
Kourou
mainTechnicalCenter Toulouse Space Centre
mainTechnicalCenterLocation Toulouse
Toulouse
surface form: Toulouse, France
memberOf European Space Agency
nativeLanguage French
nativeName CNES self-linksurface differs
surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales
notableProgram Ariane launch vehicle programme
surface form: Ariane launch vehicle program

Gaia observatory
surface form: Gaia (with ESA)

Helios 2
surface form: Helios reconnaissance satellites

Jason oceanography satellites
Mars Express
surface form: Mars Express (with ESA)

Pleiades Earth observation satellites
Rosetta mission
surface form: Rosetta (with ESA)

SPOT Earth observation satellites
Vega launch vehicle programme
surface form: Vega launch vehicle program
operates Guiana Space Centre
parentOrganization French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
regionServed Europe
France
worldwide
responsibleFor French civil space policy
implementation of France’s space program
website https://cnes.fr

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CNES abbreviation CNES self-link
ASI collaboratesWith CNES
subject surface form: German Aerospace Center
this entity surface form: French Space Agency CNES
SAM contributedBy CNES
this entity surface form: French space agency CNES
ChemCam developedBy CNES
this entity surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales
SuperCam developedBy CNES
this entity surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales
this entity surface form: Centre National d’Études Spatiales
this entity surface form: Centre National d’Études Spatiales
CNES fullName CNES self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales
subject surface form: MICROSCOPE
this entity surface form: CNES Toulouse Space Centre
subject surface form: Hayabusa2
subject surface form: MICROSCOPE
CNES nativeName CNES self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales
subject surface form: MICROSCOPE