Editing CNES (section)

{{short description|French space agency}}
{{about|the space agency|the Scottish council|Comhairle nan Eilean Siar}}
{{Infobox space agency
| name             = National Centre for Space Studies
| native_name      = {{langx|fr|Centre national d'études spatiales}}
| logo             = Centre_national_d'études_spatiales_logo.png
| logo_size        = 150px
| image            = Cnes-paris.jpg
| caption          = CNES headquarters in Paris
| acronym          = CNES
| formed           = {{Start date|1961|12|19|df=y}}
| preceding1       = <!-- up to | preceding6 = -->
| dissolved        = <!-- date of dissolution of the agency, use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| superseding1     = <!-- up to | superseding6 = -->
| type             = <!-- or | agency_type = -->
| jurisdiction     = [[Government of France]]
| status           = active
| headquarters     = 2 place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris, France
| coordinates      = <!-- headquarters coordinates using {{coord}}, see documentation at {{coord}} for fields -->
| motto            = <!-- official motto/slogan of the agency -->
| language         = <!-- any official language used by the agency, use | languages = for more than one language -->
| leader_title     = President
| leader_name      = [[Philippe Baptiste]]
| key_people       = <!-- key people of the agency that are not necessarily agency leaders -->
| spaceport        = [[Guiana Space Centre]]
| owners           = {{Unbulleted indent list
   | [[Ministry of Armed Forces (France)|Ministry of Armed Forces]]
   | [[Ministry of Economics and Finance (France)|Ministry of Economy and Finance]]
   | [[Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation]]
   }}
| employees        = <!-- or | num_staff = -->
| budget           = {{€|2.370 billion|link=yes}} (2023)<ref>{{citation|title=Budget - CNES|publisher=CNES|url=https://cnes.fr/fr/budget-exceptionnel|access-date=2024-07-07}}</ref>
| website          = {{URL|cnes.fr/en}}
| footnotes        = 
}}

'''CNES''' ({{Langx|fr|Centre national d'études spatiales|lit=National Centre for Space Studies}}) is the French national [[space agency]]. Headquartered in central [[Paris]], the agency is overseen by the ministries of the [[Ministry of Armed Forces (France)|Armed Forces]], [[Ministry of Economics and Finance (France)|Economy and Finance]] and [[Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (France)|Higher Education, Research and Innovation]].

It operates from the [[Toulouse Space Centre]] and the [[Guiana Space Centre]]. The president of CNES is [[Philippe Baptiste]].<ref name="CNESpresident">{{cite web|url=https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/macron-names-philippe-baptiste-new-head-of-french-cnes/|title=Macron names Philippe Baptiste new head of French CNES|date=April 2021|publisher=Spacewatch Global|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> CNES is a member of [[Institute of Space, its Applications and Technologies]]. It is Europe's largest national organization of its type.<ref>{{Cite web|title=French Space Agency {{!}} French government agency|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/French-Space-Agency|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>