The Occitanie region is a European leader in the space industry, accounting for 30% of space jobs in Europe. It is home to major contractors like Airbus and Thales Alenia Space, as well as over 250 smaller companies and 14,000 space jobs. The region leads Europe in areas like satellite design, navigation systems, and remote sensing. It also has a strong research presence with universities and labs conducting work in fields like quantum sensing and cybersecurity that support the space sector.

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2. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
The Occitanie region accounts for:
• 30% of the jobs in space industry in Europe
• 80% of all satellite data handling companies
• HQ of the European Satellite Services provider
(ESSP), consortium operating EGNOS
• Home of Thales Alenia Space,
Airbus Defence and Space,
French Space Agency CNES
• Micro-constellations & New challengers :
Kineïs, Hemeria, Anywaves, Loft Orbital,
Promethee, Comat, Exotrail…
250 companies
14,000 jobs
€ 600 M turnover

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World leader in :
• Space probes,
• Data collection, localization & navigation
• Remote sensing and satellite imaging
European leader in :
• Design, development, integration, satellite station acquisition
& GEO stationkeeping
• Telecommunications, IoT
• Earth observation (oceanography,
meteorology & climatology) &
radar technology
• Satellite navigation applications
• 3D printing, IA, Quantum sensing solutions, Cyber Security,
Deep learning, Safety Security

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5. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
Major
contractors
are located in
Occitanie
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6. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
The entire space
sector is present
in Occitanie
• Satellite launching
• Design and integration of instruments
(optics and radar)
• Design and integration of Geo and Leo bus
platform and payload satellite
• Design, development and integration
of on-board equipment and software
• Testing systems
• Design and development of ground control
systems (station acquisition and tracking)

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• Telecommunications:
Television, telephony and digital radio, data transfer, high –speed
internet, tele-services (education, training, medicine),
communications for homeland security and protection
• Earth observation:
Meteorological services, oceanographic services, disaster
management and industrial risks, precision farming and
irrigation, soil pollution and control
• Navigation and positioning, precise timing:
Transport infrastructure (road, rail, air, sea), effectiveness
and safety enhancement, traveltime forecasting, traffic and
fleet management, environmental monitoring, safety and civil
defence
• Sciences:
Space exploration, astronomy, space medicine, micro-gravity
experimentation
The entire space
sector is present
in Occitanie

9. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
Space major
players in the
Occitanie region
Company name Business activity
THALES ALENIA SPACE Leading European satellite specialist & major
player in space infrastructures
2,500 employees in the region
AIRBUS Leading European satellite specialist, 3rd in the
world, it deals with every segment of the
industry
2,300 employees in the region
CNES (French Space Agency) Toulouse Centre of the French Space Agency
Prime contractor for major institutional space
programs & preparation of the future
1,700 employees in the region
METEO FRANCE Central meteorology operations center
ENM (National Meteorology School)
Meteo France National Research Center
(CNRM)
1,000 employees in the region

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Occitanie region,
from prime
contractors to SME’s
Airbus Defense Space
Earth Observation /
Intelligence
A recognized world leader in the geo-information
market, pooling together the expertise, capabilities and
unmatched access to imagery and services of the
former Spot Image and Infoterra
350 employees in the region
CLS World leader in receiving and processing data
Services for environmental monitoring, sustainable
managment of marine resources, maritime security
250 employees in the region
Telespazio HQ in Toulouse (French subsidiary Telespazio),
worldwide satellite service provider
200 employees in the region
Intespace European leader in simulating environment testing in
the field of aerospace and defence
150 employees in the region
All the major names in engineering and consulting have their space division in our region: ATOS,
CS, Cap Gemini, Thales Services (ground segment, flight software, simulation, Open source, IA,
robotics…)

12. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
A concentration of
know-how in space
applications
Atmosphere
www.atmosphere.aero
M3 Systems
www.m3systems.net
Artal Technologies
www.artal.fr
Navocap
www.navocap.com
Camineo
www.camineo.com
Novacom Services
www.novacom-services.com
Elemca
elemca.com/
Noveltis
www.noveltis.fr
Vortex
www.vortex-io.fr
Pole Star
www.polestar.eu
Geosys
www.geosys.co
Silicom
www.silicom.fr
Guide-GNSS
www.guide-gnss.com
TerraNis
http://terranis.fr/
Magellium
www.magellium.fr
Syntony
www.https://syntony-gnss.com/

13. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
Main space industry companies in
Occitanie région

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The Occitanie
region, the French
leader in micro and
small satellites
Presence of a solid industrial base in Toulouse and
Montpellier
• Major contractors in Occitanie are involved in the new
generation of satellite platforms & micro-
constellations
Space Alliance LeoStella OneWeb
Hemeria Kineis
• A dense network of companies :
Agenium, Anywaves, Atmosphere, Boostec, Callisto, Comat, CS,
ECA, DataPinks, Erems, Etienne Lacroix, Exotrail, Globeo, Guide,
Hemeria, La Téléscop, Loft Orbital, M3 System, MAP Coatings,
Mecano ID, Meoss, Microtec, Noveltis, Open Cosmos, Permagro,
Reuniwatt, Soterem, Star Engeneering, Steel Electronique,
Synergie Cad, Syntony, Telerad, Telnet Space, Terranis, Timelink,
Trad, U-Space, Vortex, Xerius,…
The University Space Centers in Toulouse and
Montpellier

15. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
The Occitanie region, a reference for R&D and
training in aerospace
• Over 9,000 researchers in aerospace
• Over 80 specialized aerospace labs
• 45% of French research personnel
• The Occitanie region, a major university center (130,000
students)
• 2 out of 3 “Grandes Ecoles” major French engineering schools
are located in Toulouse (ISAE-Supaero and ENAC)
• SIRIUS, first chair in international research Law and Space
management
• 7 doctoral schools
• Paul Sabatier Sciences University, Toulouse Scool of Economy
• Over 19,000 students in aerospace

16. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
newspace-factory.com
Launch date : March 2018
Group of ten French experimented and complementary SME
working in the space sector that aims to support NewSpace
market development
• Contribution in more than 250 projects as JANUS, Curiosity, Pleiades
Neo, Insight, Exomars…
• 40 projects already in orbit
• Presence at global shows and articles in international press
• +350 jobs
#NewSpace #entrepreneurship #network #infrastructures
NewSpace Factory

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ESA BIC Sud France
• Launch date : 2013
• Program that support startups using
space technology or data
• 90 supported startups since 2013
• 89% of these companies are still in activity
today
• Access to Connect by CNES
• Expertise AIRBUS & ESA Broker
#incubator #techno_transfert #space_data
#newspace #innovation #startups #SpaceSolutions

19. The Occitanie region, European Space Leader
The Occitanie region, at the heart of Aerospace Valley
BOOSTER NOVA
• The NOVA Booster is a unique consortium which aims to the
emergence of services and start-ups with global ambition, inspired by
exclusive regional expertise in the field of space applications, digital
and internet of objects.
• Truly continuous initiative, the NOVA Booster offers to conduct
imagination, fabrication and acceleration processes for services and
start-ups, “Dream it – Make it – Boost it” type processes.
Dream it, Make it, Boost it !

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