Telespazio, a subsidiary of Thales and Leonardo groups, is the trusted French operator facilitating access to space and the exploitation of space infrastructures for its institutional customers, primarily CNES and MinArm. In the field of access to space, Telespazio has been operating and maintaining most of the electronic means at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guyana, for over 40 years on behalf of CNES and Arianespace. To this end, Telespazio France teams in Kourou played a crucial role in the preparation and during the launch of Ariane 6 FM1, ensuring that all systems were operational.

Following two France 2030 requests for proposals issued by CNES¹  to demonstrate various in-orbit services, the consortium formed by the two companies and led by Infinite Orbits was selected by CNES for both missions.

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In January 2024, Telespazio France was selected by the European Defence Agency (EDA) as the new contractor for the EU SatCom Market (ESM) framework contract for the next four years.

With over 150 staff at the Guiana Space Centre, Telespazio France has been the main industrial partner of the Kourou spaceport for more than 40 years, ensuring the maintenance and operation of ground infrastructure facilities.