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France's DGA awards Infinite Orbits EUR 50 million PALADIN contract

France's Directorate General of Armament notified Infinite Orbits of the PALADIN framework contract, worth up to EUR 50 million, to build a geostationary orbit inspection satellite for France's Space Command, expected ready by 2027.

Reported Editor-read European Spaceflight, 12 August 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish how much of the EUR 50 million ceiling will actually be drawn down.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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