National Space Research Center
44 satellites in orbit, 12 operating.
The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 8, 2026, 4:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT
National Space Research Center is how GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), names the organisation under the code CNES, of French Republic. This page gathers the satellites it flies and those of every organisation under it, each row naming the organisation that flies it.
The live map has no filter that picks out exactly these satellites.
| Satellite | Kind | Orbit class | Launched | Operating | Flown by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO3D1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| CO3D2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| CO3D4 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| CO3D3 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| CARB | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| NESS | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| SWOT | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| MICROSCOPE | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| JASON 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| SPOT 7 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| ATHENA-FIDUS | Communications satellite | Geostationary | Yes | ||
| PLEIADES 1B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| PLEIADES 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| PICARD | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| JASON 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| COROT | Space telescope | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| CALIPSO | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| PARASOL | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| ESSAIM-4 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| ESSAIM-3 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| ESSAIM-2 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| ESSAIM-1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| HELIOS 2A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| DEMETER | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SPOT 5 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| JASON | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| CLEMENTINE | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| HELIOS 1B | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SPOT 4 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| CERISE | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| HELIOS 1A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| STELLA | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SPOT 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| S80/T | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SPOT 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SPOT 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| SYMPHONIE 2 | Communications satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| STARLETTE | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| EOLE 1 (CAS-A) | Communications satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| DIADEME 2 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| DIADEME 1 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| DIAPASON (D1-A) | Earth-watching satellite | Medium Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| FR 1 | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended | ||
| A-1 (ASTERIX) | Not known | Low Earth orbit | Ended |