{"city":"Reims","name":"Latitude","slug":"latitude","facts":[{"date":"2025-11-24","type":"ownership_change","value":"Controlled by Stanislas Maximin, founder; no controlling parent disclosed.","source":"EU-Startups"},{"date":"2025-10-14","type":"contract","value":"CNES contracted Latitude to launch a satellite on its Zephyr rocket in 2026.","source":"Payload"},{"date":"2025-09-18","type":"partnership","value":"Latitude committed with Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and PLD Space to operate from CNES’s new launch facility.","source":"European Spaceflight"}],"peers":[],"stage":null,"state":"Grand Est","aliases":[],"country":"France","domains":[{"why":"Latitude is developing Zephyr, a small orbital launch vehicle designed to launch satellites.","list":null,"rank":null,"tier":"prospect","layer":null,"total":26,"domain":"Space","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":2,"position":2,"progress":7,"firepower":2,"commercial":3,"deployment":2,"production":2,"technology":2},"edition":null,"segment":null}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-07-31","header":"Latitude hotfired its integrated Navier engine and agreed to launch from Oman.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-07-03","header":"Latitude agreed to launch its rocket from Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport in late 2027.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-07-01","header":"Latitude secured France 2030 funding to build a factory in Reims.","outlet":"European Spaceflight"},{"date":"2026-07-01","header":"Latitude obtained authorizations and completed ground surveys for its Guiana Space Centre launchpad.","outlet":"European Spaceflight"},{"date":"2026-07-01","header":"Latitude is developing an unnamed two-stage rocket capable of delivering up to 200 kilograms to low Earth orbit.","outlet":"European Spaceflight"},{"date":"2026-07-01","header":"Latitude plans its first small-launch-vehicle flight from Oman in late 2027.","outlet":"SpaceNews"}],"website":"latitude.eu","category":"Space · Launch","categories":[{"name":"Small launch","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Launch"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-22T22:25:26.631+00:00","facts_total":4,"positioning":"Latitude is a privately held French space company developing and operating Zephyr, a dedicated small-satellite launcher designed, built, and tested in France, with planned payload capacity up to 300 kg and a first launch targeted for 2027. The company is based in Reims, reports more than €50 million raised and two secured spaceports, including Kourou in French Guiana, and is building an integrated launch ecosystem spanning propulsion, structures, avionics, software, testing, and launch operations. ([latitude.eu](https://www.latitude.eu/))","sub_category":"Small launch","signals_total":20,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/latitude","title":"Latitude · space, Reims, Grand Est, France · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Latitude is developing Zephyr, a small orbital launch vehicle designed to launch satellites. Space prospect (score 26) 20 signals and 4 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}