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CNES

CNES (French: Centre national d'études spatiales, lit. 'National Centre for Space Studies') is the French national space agency. Headquartered in central Paris, the agency is overseen by the ministries of the Armed Forces, Economy and Finance and Higher Education, Research and Innovation.

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Headquarters
2 place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris, France
Abbreviation
CNES
Annual budget
€2.370 billion (2023)
Formed
19 December 1961 (1961-12-19)
Jurisdiction
Government of France
Owners
Ministry of Armed Forces · Ministry of Economy and Finance · Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

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CNES

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CNES

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related to Timeline · 20
CNES → Centre, Diamant Launch Vehicle, Earth, First Bérénice, First French, French, French Algeria, French Guiana, Guiana Space Centre, Hammaguir, Jason-1, Jean-Loup Chrétien, NASA, Paris, Pierre Auger, Robert Aubinière, Space Centre, Space Variable Objects Monitor, SPOT, Toulouse Space Centre
related to Governance structure · 18
CNES → Alain Bensoussan2003, André Lebeau1996, CEO, COO, Escatha2013, François Jacq, Hubert Curien1984, Jacques-Louis Lions1992, Jean Coulomb1967, Jean-François Denisse1973, Jean-Yves Le Gall2021, Maurice Lévy1976, Philippe Baptiste2025, Pierre Auger1962, René Pellat1995, The, The CNES, Yannick
related to history · 16
CNES → Ariane, As, European Space Agency, French, Gaulle, Germany, If, It, January, LOX/methane, NASA, President Charles, Russia, Soviet, The, United States
related to Ongoing missions · 16
CNES → CALIPSO, Cassini-Huygens, COROT, Earth, France's, French, INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory, International Space Station, Mars Express, NASA, PARASOL, Rosetta, Simbol-x, Swedish-led PRISMA, Venus Express, XMM-Newton
related to UFO Archive · 14
CNES → CNES's UFO, February, France, French Space Agency, GEIPAN, Gendarmerie, GEPAN, In, In December, Jacques Arnould, January, Most, SEPRA, UFO
related to Sustainable development · 11
CNES → Argos, Copernicus Programme, Envisat, Europe, Jason-1, Jason-2, Pleiades, SPOT, The, Topex/Poseidon, Vegetation
related to Tracking stations · 10
CNES → Antarctic LandsHartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy, French GuianaIssus Aussaguel, French Southern, Kourou, Observatory, South AfricaKiruna, SPOT, Sweden, The CNES, ToulouseKerguelen Island
related to Security and defense · 8
CNES → American Global Positioning System, Galileo, Helios, In, Pleiades, Russian GLONASS, Spot, The
has application · 5
CNES → ESA, European Space Agency, European Union, Galileo, International Cospas-Sarsat Programme
Owners · 3
CNES → Ministry of Armed Forces, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

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space french agency centre satellite national satellites ufo president launch research guiana spot first toulouse paris also applications armed forces

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CNESAbbreviationCNES1.00infobox
CNESAnnual budget€2.370 billion (2023)1.00infobox
CNESFormed19 December 1961 (1961-12-19)1.00infobox
CNESHeadquarters2 place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris, France1.00infobox
CNESJurisdictionGovernment of France1.00infobox
CNESOwnersMinistry of Armed Forces1.00infobox
CNESOwnersMinistry of Economy and Finance1.00infobox
CNESOwnersMinistry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation1.00infobox
CNESPresidentFrançois Jacq1.00infobox
CNESPrimary spaceportGuiana Space Centre1.00infobox
CNESStatusactive1.00infobox
CNESTypeSpace agency1.00infobox
CNESWebsitecnes.fr/en1.00infobox
CNESis amember of Institute of Space0.90text

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