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[Logbook entry 18/09/2025] A new chapter opens in Kourou, and Latitude is right there to write it! The first stone of the new "Ensemble Multi-Lanceurs" (ELM) has been laid by Centre National d'Études Spatiales on the ground that once hosted the Diamant Rocket program 🇫🇷 This site is now set to become the hub for Europe’s new generation of #LaunchOperators 🚀   Latitude was represented at the ceremony by Stanislas Maximin Executive Chairman, and Antoine ARVEILLER Head of Tests, alongside our European peers from Isar Aerospace PLD Space and Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFA 🇪🇸🇩🇪   🔜 For us, this milestone marks the beginning of our own launchpad building operations in French Guiana and soon, from here, our Launcher Zephyr will reach for orbit. This step is not only about preparing future launches, it also reflects our commitment to anchoring ourselves in #CentreSpatialGuyanais, growing with the local ecosystem and contributing to the future of this historic spaceport.   We thank CNES, The Centre Spatial Guyanais Rectorat de la Guyane and all the institutions driving these projects forward, enabling European launch services to diversify and securing sovereign access to orbit for all operators willing to work with us.   📷 CNES   Un nouveau chapitre s’ouvre à Kourou, où Latitude est fière de s'installer. Le CNES a posé la première pierre du nouvel « Ensemble Multi-Lanceurs » (ELM) sur le site historique du programme Diamant 🇫🇷, appelé à devenir un pôle majeur pour la nouvelle génération européenne d'opérateurs de lancement 🚀   Représentée par Stanislas Maximin Executive Chairman et Antoine Arveiller Directeur des Essais, Latitude rejoint ses pairs européens Isar Aerospace, PLD Space et Rocket Factory Augsburg 🇪🇸🇩🇪 lors de cette étape clé.   🔜 Pour nous, c’est le début d’un chapitre très important: construire nos propres infrastructures de lancement en Guyane française. Bientôt, c’est depuis ce site que notre Launcher Zephyr prendra son envol. Nous voulons aussi nous ancrer durablement au #CentreSpatialGuyanais, en grandissant avec l’écosystème local et en contribuant à l’avenir de ce port spatial unique.   Un grand merci au CNES, au Centre Spatial Guyanais, au Rectorat de Guyane et à toutes les institutions qui rendent cette dynamique possible, au service d’un accès européen diversifié et souverain à l’orbite.

[Upcoming events entry] 🔜 September is shaping up to be an important month for Latitude, with our teams present at major events 🇫🇷🇦🇺   In Paris, during the #WorldSpaceBusinessWeek organised by Novaspace Summits 🎙️ Our Chief Commercial Officer Adeline Pitrois will take the stage on September 17th for the panel “Scaling Access to Space” alongside Isar Aerospace, Interstellar Technologies & IHI Aerospace I Latitude's CFO Paul Labadie and Business Development Manager Pierre Nowacki will represent our team at the event as well.   Latitude will take an active part in the "Health in space" event hosted by the International Space University Paddock Academy and BioValley in Eastern France on September 18th 🎙️ Pierre Nowacki will introduce how our dedicated #LaunchServices will support microgravity #BioTech Research & Development programs 🔬💊🧬   On September 18th 🎙️ our Executive Chairman Stanislas Maximin will take the stage along with Jean-Christophe Lambert from Ascendance to discuss innovation at the #BigByBPI from Bpifrance in Paris.   Finally, later in the month, the spotlight moves to Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺 from September 29 to October 3rd at the 76th #InternationalAstronauticalCongress 🎙️ Nicolas Deliry Research & Tests Site Manager, and Alan Boulard Tests Engineer, will introduce their paper "Titan: Development of a Research & Tests Center" (Stay tuned for the exact date and Time) 🏗️🦾🔥   👉 If you are attending one of these events, make sure to connect with our team to discuss about the latest developments on our #Launcher Zephyr and how our upcoming dedicated launch services will open new horizons for #SmallSats operators 🚀🛰️

[Logbook Entry 11/08/2025] Discover the infinite potential of #SmallSats we shall give a ride to orbit ➡️ Focus on #BioTech applications 🛰️🧬🧪👨👩👧👦   This carousel showcases how SmallSats and Small #OrbitalVehicles offer unique opportunities for research and innovation, opening new frontiers in Human health and medicine 💊🦠🔬⏩   Many thanks to the pan-European organizations who contributed such as ATMOS Space Cargo, MEDES - Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology as well as Comat, SpacePharma and Orbital Paradigm   👉 Get the full story by swiping through the slides

[Upcoming Event] A few months after its 1st European edition in Amsterdam, Latitude will be in Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 for the 39th Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) from August 10th to 13th. The team will be represented by Adeline Pitrois Commercial Director Clémence Cambourian Customer Mission Lead Pierre Nowacki Business Development Manager & Emmanuel Flatrès Head of Brand & Communications 👉 You'll find us Booth 534.   🔜 If you are attending, come and meet the team, discuss what we’re building at Latitude, and explore how we’re enabling a new generation of missions through our high frequency #Dedicated launch services 🇫🇷🇪🇺

[Logbook entry 08/07/2025] Yesterday, the European Space Agency - ESA announced the 5 companies pre-selected for #EuropeanLauncherChallenge and we would like to congratulate all of them! We acknowledge the outcome and the quality of the competition, which is one step in a much larger journey. Now let’s be clear: this doesn’t slow us down, on the contrary, it sharpens our focus. We first and foremostly build Latitude to serve our clients, #SmallSats operators. We strongly believe that agility, customer-focused services, and technical excellence are key to building the future of European #LaunchCapabilities 🇫🇷🇪🇺 Today and tomorrow, we remain fully committed to our mission, which is delivering a launcher tailored to real market needs: dedicated, reliable, and cost-effective. We are more motivated than ever to execute on our roadmap and contribute to Europe’s access to space. As mentionned before, this is just one chapter. And we’re still writing the story, with even more clarity, conviction, and momentum. Finally, we would like to thank our team, partners, and community as we are moving forward with purpose ⏩

[Logbook entry 07/07/2025] 🎬 2/2 The road to space is paved with relentless testing, technical challenges, and breakthrough moments.   In the 2nd and final part of our #RiseDocumentary, Firing Up, we take you inside Latitude’s first hot firing campaign of Navier’s flight combustion chamber, an essential step toward making our #Launcher Zephyr a reality ⏩🚀   Through failures and first successes, this milestone fuels the team’s determination and brings us closer to full launcher integration. Discover the documentary and witness the energy behind every ignition 🔥   Part II of II "Firing Up" is now available ▶️ To watch now, check the comments 👇   🎥 Fanny Loison

[Incoming events] 🔜 From Strasbourg to Paris, our teams will be out meeting the ecosystem in July, sharing what we’re building and exchanging ideas on the future of dedicated launch for #SmallSats   📅 In Strasbourg, On July 1st at 11h30, Isabelle Valentin COO and Timothée CULLAZ Additive Manufacturing Engineer, will take the stage at the Forum France Additive to discuss how #AdditiveManufacturing is helping propel our Launcher industrial strategy forward 🦾🚀⬆️   📅 Just a few days later, from July 8th to 9th, Adeline Pitrois, Commercial Director Clémence Cambourian Customer Mission Lead Pierre Nowacki Business Development Manager and Ulysse Auffray Key Account Manager and Victor Heaulme Bid Manager will be heading to ★ Les Assises du NewSpace - Saison 3 ★ in Paris to share the latest details on our #DedicatedLaunchServices development 🎙️ Stanislas Maximin Executive Chairman, will be a speaker at the July 8th round table on the "France National Space Strategy" 🇫🇷 at 11h40.   👉 If you’re attending either event, come meet us! We’re always keen to connect, challenge ideas, and discuss how we’re making dedicated launch a reality for the SmallSat community.

[Logbook entry 23/06/2025] A key milestone is now locked in: the maiden flight of our #Launcher Zephyr will lift off from our own #launchpad at the #CentreSpatialGuyanais in French Guiana 🚀🌴⤴️   This new pad, hosted on the upcoming ELM #1 also called Diamant complex, will be operated by Latitude. It marks a major investment on our side, and a renewed chapter for French and European space #Sovereignty, with a new actor building, testing, assembling, and launching from national territory 🇫🇷🇪🇺   To make it happen, we’re indeed committing over 8 million euros to develop the launchpad and will open a dedicated subsidiary on site, ensuring a long-term presence and strong local collaboration.   In the coming months, Latitude teams will work closely on site with Centre National d'Études Spatiales and European Space Agency - ESA to shape this new infrastructure and make it a state-of-the-art hub for our future missions 🏗️⏩ Beyond the operational benefits, this project will contribute to the vitality of this strategic #Spaceport and reinforce its key role for European access to orbit 🇪🇺🚀✅   We warmly thank all the public stakeholders who make this possible: CNES, ESA, Secretary general for investment, Direction Générale des Entreprises, the Gouvernement and the European Commission, for their continuous support.   🎞️ Get a first glimpse of what’s to come with this brand-new 3D simulation of our Launcher liftoff from ELM Diamant 🔜 Our 1st flight is coming next year, and we can’t wait to make it real!

[Logbook entry 18/06/2025] This 2025 International Paris Air Show marks a turning point: Latitude is unveiling 2 major business agreements and 3 partnerships that underscore the strong and rising demand for our #Launcher on the global stage 👇   🟢 First, Latitude has been selected as part of the #EuropeanDefenceFund SIGMA project to support Europe’s security and GNSS resilience, alongside EnduroSat Skudo OÜ and M3 Systems 🇪🇺🛡️🛰️ Our Launcher's responsiveness makes it a key asset in this flight, positioning Latitude as a trusted provider of sovereign launch solutions for defense purposes. That's 1 more signed #LaunchServiceAgreement in our manifest 🚀   🔵 Latitude has also been chosen by Centre National d'Études Spatiales, supporting Spain's Orbital Paradigm capsules as prime contractor, to be part of a selection of operators able to deliver microgravity demonstration flights ⏩ The upcoming missions will enable new scientific experiments in orbit, leveraging the flexibility of #DedicatedLaunch to unlock emerging use cases.   In parallel, 3 strategic Memorandum Of Understanding expand our reach:   🔵 With Czech Republic's TRL Space, we aim to explore interface compatibility and maximize the orbital deployment of their upcoming constellation, while contributing to the growth of the African space ecosystem via their Rwandan MAIT facility.   🔵 With M3 Systems, we’re joining forces to develop future #GNSS satellite formations, combining our launcher Zephyr’s flexibility with their payload expertise.   🔵 With U-Space, we’re building an integrated solution pairing our Launcher Zephyr with their #Satellite platforms, to better serve operators seeking a sovereign, end-to-end #SmallSats delivery path.   From business momentum to industrial ramp-up, Latitude is proving that a new standard in European access to space is not just possible, it’s underway!

[Upcoming New Business Announcements] As the International Paris Air Show opens, market and business traction isn’t a promise anymore for Latitude, it’s a fact 👇   Our teams are set to unveil major business milestones this week confirming the great success of our #LaunchServices offer on the #SmallSats orbital market ✅ 1 year after our first anchor contract with Centre National d'Études Spatiales, the momentum is undeniable! As of today, we are talking about:   🟢 2 firm #LaunchServiceAgreements secured 🔵 26 launches already pre-booked    ⏩ All together, this pipeline fuels a commercial funnel of 54 leads worth 400 million € through 2029, a pace we’re fully prepared to match thanks to our industrial strategy 🏭 The scale-up of our #IndustrialCapacity is indeed powered by the Bpifrance France 2030-backed "First Factory" initiative and the ongoing sourcing for a 25,000 m² site in the Reims region 🚀🚀🚀🚀   👉 Stay tuned this week for the details of the announcements and visit us booth B8 in the #ParisSpaceHub, to discuss what’s next.