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Centre spatial de Toulouse | |
Entrance to the Toulouse Space Centre | |
Abbreviation | CST |
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Formation | September 1968 (1968-09) |
Type | Research and development centre |
Location |
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Coordinates | 43°33′43″N 1°28′54″E / 43.56194°N 1.48167°E / 43.56194; 1.48167 |
Official language | French |
Parent organisation | CNES |
The Toulouse Space Centre (French: Centre spatial de Toulouse; CST) is a research and development centre of CNES. Founded in September 1968, it is located in the Rangueil-Lespinet district of Toulouse in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in France. The largest national space center in Europe, CNES is haven to more than 1,700 employees, responsible for the development of most of the work, with the exception of launch vehicles and their launches.
See also
- French space program
- Guiana Space Centre – French and European spaceport in French Guiana
References
- "Quoi de neuf au CST en 1968". Nospremieresannees.fr. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
External links
- Official site of CNES
- « Le Centre spatial de Toulouse », in Le CNES, moteur de la politique spatiale de la France et de l'Europe, p. 16-17.
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