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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |