Created in september 2019, the French Space Command embodies France’s Space Defence Strategy. Under the dual authority of the French Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force, the French Space Command protects and defends French assets and interests in orbit. Responsible for conducting France’s military operations, the French Space Command plays a key role in the expansion of the space defence sector in coordination with all the organizations concerned, in particular the French Procurement Defense Agency (DGA)  and the French Space Agency (CNES).