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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | engineering, technical studies  |
| Genre | Satellite Products and Services Provider |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | French Institute of Petroleum Société européenne de propulsion Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières CNES Matra Swedish Space Corporation |
| Headquarters | Toulouse , France |
Key people | Hervé Buchwalter (CEO) |
| 94 800 K€ (2007) | |
Number of employees | 244 |
| Parent | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Website | www |
Spot Image, a public limited company created in 1982 by the French Space Agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the IGN, and Space Manufacturers (Matra, Alcatel, SSC, etc.) is a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space (99%). The company is the commercial operator for the SPOT Earth observation satellites.