Satellites & Spacecraft companies in France

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.

Europe's largest space company — develops satellites, launch systems and space exploration vehicles.

Global satellite operator providing connectivity for broadcast, broadband and data services.

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

Operates a nanosatellite IoT constellation providing global low-power connectivity for connected objects.

French coatings manufacturer — produces thermal control and antistatic coatings, adhesives and silicones for satellites and launchers.

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

Designs and builds satellites, orbital infrastructures and scientific instruments for global markets.

French NewSpace startup in Montigny-le-Bretonneux — develops satellite constellation technologies and operations services.

French NewSpace company — develops solar sails and modular deployable solar arrays (Gama Wing); flew the Gama Alpha sail demonstrator in 2023.

Develops spacecraft for in-orbit servicing and life extension of geostationary satellites.

French NewSpace operator — develops a constellation of Earth observation nanosatellites for environmental and strategic intelligence services.

French NewSpace startup in Toulouse — developing high-power satellite platforms, starting with 100 kW-class satellites.

French NewSpace startup in Toulouse — provides standardised payload containers and hosting services to fly customer payloads in orbit.

French small-satellite manufacturer — builds modular 3U to 16U nanosatellite and microsatellite platforms for constellations in Toulouse.

French university space centre at École polytechnique — trains students by building nanosatellites such as X-CubeSat and the VLEO electric-propulsion CubeSat IonSat.

University of Montpellier space centre — designs and builds ROBUSTA nanosatellites while training students in space engineering.

Toulouse aerospace engineering school — trains engineers and runs research in space systems, small satellites and space science.

French national space agency — designs space systems, launchers and Earth observation missions.

Europe's gateway to space — develops launchers, satellites and missions for science, Earth observation and exploration.

Toulouse environmental test centre — performs thermal vacuum, vibration, acoustic and EMC qualification testing for satellites and space equipment.