ONERA – The French Aerospace Lab (ONERA)

More space organisations in France

• Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) · Research Institution · Marseille

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

• Laboratoire d'Études Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique (LESIA) · Research Institution · Meudon

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

• Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique (LOA) · Research Institution · Villeneuve-d'Ascq

  French CNRS/University of Lille laboratory — leads satellite remote sensing science of aerosols and clouds, incl. the POLDER/PARASOL missions.

• Mercator Ocean International · Research Institution · Toulouse

  Toulouse-based ocean forecasting organisation — operates the Copernicus Marine Service using satellite and in-situ ocean observations.

• Air Liquide Advanced Technologies · Private Company · Sassenage

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

• Airbus Defence and Space · Private Company · Toulouse

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

• CNES · Government Agency · Paris

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

• ESA (European Space Agency) · Government Agency · Paris

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