Florence Parly, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, gave a speech about Space & Defence on September 7th, 2018.
Space & Defence policy speech by the French Minister of the Armed Forces
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GF-11: How do you say KENNEN in Chinese?
On July 31st, China added a new member to its Gaofen Earth Observation constellation: Gaofen-11 (GF-11) was launched atop a CZ-4B rocket. While the early Gaofen satellites were openly described by their designers, this one is a bit more obscure. It was not in the list of planned Gaofen satellites, and the launch caught observers… Continue reading GF-11: How do you say KENNEN in Chinese?
CNES’ director of launchers talks reusable rockets
France's top launch vehicle official talks about future developments for reusable rockets
Ariane 6 and beyond
Another month, another CNES café, this time on Ariane 6 and future launchers.
Everything you wanted to know about Copernicus
Following the previous CNES café about French military space, the French space agency has organized this month a Q&A about Copernicus, the European Earth observation program. The first speaker was Véronique Mariette, from the innovation & science directorate of CNES, Earth environment climate division. She is in charge of relations with the European Space Agency… Continue reading Everything you wanted to know about Copernicus
French generals discuss military space
A summary of a talk by two top French military space officials.
Contested space II: Countermeasures
Faced with ever more pressing threats, how can satellites be defended?
Contested Space I: Threats
The reliance of the US on space reconnaissance pushed China and Russia towards a counterspace strategy. What means can they use to disable satellites?
Hearing of the French Joint Commander for Space
The French parliament recently had a hearing of the French Joint Commander for Space, and since I found it interesting, here is a quick summary as well as an English translation.
The Yaogan-30 high-revisit constellation
China is launching mysterious trios of spy satellites. What are they doing once in orbit?
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