Avionics & Components companies in France

French microelectronics maker — produces space-qualified 3D-stacked memory, computing and camera modules; a HEICO subsidiary.

French cryogenics SME near Grenoble — develops space cryocoolers, pulse-tube cold fingers and cryogenic thermal links for satellite payloads.

Toulouse electronics division of Actia Group — builds onboard electronics for satellites, constellations, aircraft and defence systems.

Air Liquide cryogenics division in Sassenage — designs cryogenic tanks, lines and cryocoolers for Ariane launchers, satellites and launch pads.

Designs and manufactures compact, high-performance antennas for nanosatellites, CubeSats and small satellites — products cover S, X, UHF and GPS bands with space-qualified minia…

French space equipment maker — designs mechanisms, reaction wheels, deployable systems and scientific instruments for satellites and exploration missions.

French space electronics manufacturer — produces DC-DC converters, power distribution units and onboard electronics for satellites.

Designs and manufactures small satellites and space systems for government and commercial customers.

French infrared detector maker formed from Sofradir and ULIS — supplies IR focal plane arrays for space, Earth observation and defence.

French space engineering firm — makes composite structures, deployment mechanisms, smallsat deployers and runs environmental test facilities.

French fabless semiconductor company — designs radiation-hardened FPGAs such as NG-ULTRA, qualified for European satellites.

French Safran subsidiary — supplies satellite ground stations, telemetry receivers, space modems and data acquisition systems for launchers and satellites.

French Safran subsidiary — designs and manufactures high-precision optics and optical payloads for space telescopes, EO satellites and astronomy.

French space instrumentation maker — produces star trackers, optical instruments and neutron systems for satellites and science missions.

Toulouse-area electromechanical specialist — builds space-qualified motors, separation mechanisms and microgravity experiment hardware.

French GNSS specialist — builds GNSS simulators and space-grade receivers for LEO constellations; being acquired by Safran in 2026.

French precision optics maker in Aix-en-Provence, part of Thales — produces lightweight mirrors, telescopes and optical assemblies for satellites.

French CNRS and Université Paris-Saclay lab — studies the Sun, planets and cosmology and develops space science instruments.

French CNRS and Toulouse university lab — conducts space astrophysics and planetology and builds instruments such as SuperCam and SVOM payloads.

Toulouse technological research institute — runs collaborative R&D in aeronautics, space and embedded systems, incl. laser ground-to-satellite optical links, with industry and a…

French CNRS/UVSQ/Sorbonne research lab — builds space instruments (spectrometers, radars, mass spectrometers) to study planetary and Earth atmospheres.

CNRS, Aix-Marseille University and CNES astrophysics lab in Marseille — builds space instruments such as Euclid's NISP spectrophotometer.

French CNRS/Observatoire de Paris laboratory in Meudon — designs and qualifies space instruments for astrophysics and planetary missions such as JAXA's MMX.

French national aerospace research centre — conducts aeronautics, space and defence research, including launcher, propulsion and space observation studies.

Designs electric propulsion systems for small satellites and in-space transportation vehicles.

French NewSpace startup — develops ionic liquid electrospray electric thrusters for small satellites, first flown in orbit in 2025.

Toulouse deeptech startup — develops neuromorphic, event-based edge computing systems for space, defence and drone applications.