https://spacewatch.global/tag/french-government/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 02 Dec 2022 07:00:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/french-government/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/12/france-joins-asat-testing-ban-initiative/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 07:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45217 The French government expressed its decision to join the direct-ascent ASAT (DASAT) testing ban initiative launched by the United States of America to save Earth orbits from  further hazardous debris. The French Government’s aim with this step is to promote a “safe, stable space environment.”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/exotrail-wins-french-in-orbit-logistics-missions/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 06:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43910 End-to-end space mobility operator Exotrail, and the French Government Space Agency (CNES) is to sign a two-mission contract as part of the French Government’s national investment and stimulus package, France 2030.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/09/ariane-5-successfully-launches-eutelsats-konnect-vhts-satellite/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43198 Arianespace’s heavy-lift launcher, Ariane 5, flight VA258, has successfully deployed Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS (Very High Throughput Satellite) telecommunications satellite in orbit. This was the launcher’s second mission of the year, the 114th overall, and the 37th time that Ariane launched a satellite for Eutelsat.]]>