{"id":68433,"date":"2024-09-17T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/09\/17\/france-plans-low-orbit-demonstrator-that-can-target-other-satellites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:03:11","slug":"france-plans-low-orbit-demonstrator-that-can-target-other-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/09\/17\/france-plans-low-orbit-demonstrator-that-can-target-other-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"France plans low-orbit demonstrator that can target other satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2014 France plans to launch a maneuverable satellite into low Earth orbit in the next two years that can target other satellites, something French Space Command said is necessary to show the country can take action to protect its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2022\/03\/14\/france-puts-space-at-top-of-national-and-european-security-priorities\/\">space assets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French nanosatellite builder U-Space will supply the demonstrator in partnership with missile maker MBDA, French Space Command boss Maj. Gen. Philippe Adam and company executives said at an industry conference in Paris on Tuesday. They didn\u2019t detail the satellite\u2019s offensive capabilities, though a presentation video showed the satellite targeting another orbiter with a green laser beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France wants to avoid putting kinetic weapons in space that would risk creating debris in orbit, and the demonstrator won\u2019t be weaponized, though it may include a \u201cdazzling\u201d capacity, Adam said on the sidelines of conference. Low Earth orbit, or LEO, is the busiest orbital range, with more than 5,000 satellites launched and thousands more planned, according to U.S. Space Operations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to better understand what\u2019s happening in space, and make sure that we can oppose any misconduct in space actively, if necessary,\u201d Adam said at the Space Defense &amp; Security Summit in the French capital. \u201cWe need also to take into account what\u2019s happening in lower altitudes. It\u2019s probably about time, if we consider all that\u2019s happening in this lower orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France expects to launch the demonstrator satellite, called Splinter, in the next 12 to 24 months, Adam said. The overall project, dubbed Toutatis, will also include a low Earth orbit observation satellite called Lisa-1, and the goal is to test operational scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several speakers at the conference highlighted the growing threat in space from adversaries including Russia. The general public should realize that access to space is not a given, and an arms race in space would be destabilizing and should be seen as a threat, according to Marjolijn van Deelen, the special envoy for space at the European External Action Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re dealing with adversaries whose level of restraint is going down and down,\u201d said Lt. Gen. Bertrand Le Meur, France\u2019s director for defense strategy, foresight and counter-proliferation. The French plan \u201cfor us a big step, showing that we are anticipating some potential threats in low Earth orbit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destructive space arms are not a French priority, and neutralizing an opponent in space could mean moving a satellite between an adversary and a friendly asset to prevent hostile action, according to Adam. Dissuasion also requires being able to see what adversaries are doing and make them aware they are being seen, in addition to having the means to intimidate and discourage, the general said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, \u201cfor deterrence to be effective, we also need real means of action, and those means of action have to be known and recognized as effective,\u201d Adam said. He said adversaries already have the means to destroy French satellites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France still hasn\u2019t launched its experimental patroller nanosatellite Yoda, which is ready and waiting to be lifted into geostationary orbit, according to Adam, who declined to say when that might happen. Originally planned for 2023, Yoda has been delayed due to a lack of available launch slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country is the world\u2019s fourth-biggest spender on space defense and security, behind the U.S., China and Russia, according to space-industry consultant Novaspace, which organized the summit. 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