PARIS— France’s space industry reported a 25% decline in revenue in 2020 and the outlook for 2021 remains difficult as the satellite sector’s apparent recovery is offset by continued launch-service challenges, according to the French aerospace industries association, Gifas.
French satellite builders, led by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space, booked nine geostationary-orbit satellite orders in 2020 in addition to European government business.
“The satellite sector is recovering and it’s hoped that 2021 will be relatively . . .
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