Toulouse Space Centre

Toulouse Space Centre
Centre spatial de Toulouse
AbbreviationCST
FormationSeptember 1968 (1968-09)
TypeResearch and development centre
Location
Coordinates43°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,[1] it is located in the Rangueil-Lespinet district of Toulouse in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in France. More than 1,700 employees are responsible for the development of most of the work for which CNES is responsible, with the exception of launch vehicles and their launches.

  1. ^ "Quoi de neuf au CST en 1968". Nospremieresannees.fr. Retrieved 2022-09-01.