French Space Development JAPANESE

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France has launched 105 satellites till 2023. (See Satellite List)

1. Organization of French Space Development

French Space Agency CNES (Founded in 1957, 25th Anniversary

Upper Left : Aureol 3 (1981-094A=Russian Satellite)
Center : Ariane Launch Vehicle

(France, 1982, SC#1835)


2. Launch Vehicles
 
Diamant Launch Vehicle

Launched from Hammaguir(Algeria)

(France, 1965, SC#1137)

Diamant Launch Vehicle from Guiana Space Center

(France, 1970, SC#1270)
Ariane Launch Vehicle

Displeyed at Paris Air Show

(France, 1979, SC#C51)

3. Communications Satellite

Symphonie

#1 1974-101A
#2 1975-077A

(France, 1976, SC#1485)

EUROVISION by Symphonie
Euro Vision is the European Music Festival.

(France, 1980, SC#1683)
French Communications Satellite TELECOM

#1A 1984-081B
(Followed 6 satellites, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D)

(France, 1984, SC#1936)
French Direct Broadcasting Satellite TDF

#1 1988-098A
#2 1990-063A

(France, 1991, SC#2255)

Armature Radio Satellite ARSENE (1993-031B)

(Guyana, 2000)

4. Earth Observation Satellites
Aureol 1, 2

Two Aureol Russian Scientific Satellites were launched by Cosmos Launch Vehicle in 1971 and 1973. They were Included in Russian Intercosmos Program.

#1 1971-119A
#2 1973-107A

(USSR, 1976, SC#4492)

French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT

#1 1986-019A
(Followed 4 satellites,#2-#5)

(French Antarctic Territory, 1986, SC#C95)


Ocean Observation Satellite TOPEX/Poseidon

TOPEX is a US satellite, while Poseidon is a payload of TOPEX with obervation equipments made by CNES

1992-052A

(French Antarctic Territory, 1992, SC#C122)

5. Human Space Activities

French Cosmonaut crewed on Russian Mir

 French cosmonaut Chretien crewd to russia by Soyuz TM7 in 1988. In other way, French Astronauts crewed on USA's Space Shuttle and International Space Station.

(France, 1989, SC#2148)


6. Engineering Satellites

Engineering Satellite A-1 (1965-096A)

See A-1 stamp corner

(France, 1965, SC#1138)

Engineering Satellite FR-1 (1965-101A)

See FR-1 stamp corner

(Romania. 1966, SC#1846)

Engineering Satellite D-1 (1966-013A)

See D-1 stamp corner

(France, 1966, SC#1148)
SRET

#1 1972-025B
#2 1975-049B

(Guyana, 2000)

S80/T (TAOS) (1992-052C)

(Guyana, 2000)
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