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Spot Image
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<p>Spot Image, a public limited company created in 1982 by the <a href="/facts/CNES/4eJbr1fQ">French Space Agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales</a> (CNES), the <a href="/facts/Institut_G%25C3%25A9ographique_National/lTovz0Se">IGN</a>, and Space Manufacturers (<a href="/facts/Matra/GL0B2Wdn">Matra</a>, <a href="/facts/Alcatel-Lucent/X0rLGYr7">Alcatel</a>, SSC, etc.) is a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space (99%). The company is the commercial operator for the <a href="/facts/SPOT_(satellite)/mmoBAyQT">SPOT Earth observation satellites</a>. </p>