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CNES

The French national space agency, founded in 1961 and a leading partner in later European cooperative projects.

Country / entity
France
Founded
1961
Missions in record
3
First flight here
1992
Most recent
2006

Mission timeline

3 missions · chronological
  1. 1992

    TOPEX/Poseidon

    Success

    NASA / CNES · Earth orbit · Earth science

    Precision ocean-altimetry mission; foundational climate and ocean data.

  2. 2006

    CALIPSO

    Success

    United States / France · Earth orbit · Earth science

    Lidar measurements of clouds and aerosols.

  3. 2006

    COROT

    Success

    France / ESA partners · Earth orbit · Exoplanet / stellar science

    Early space exoplanet and asteroseismology mission.