''Clémentine'' () is a small satellite built by

Alcatel Space Thales Alenia Space () is a joint venture between the French technology corporation Thales Group (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo (company), Leonardo (33%). The company is headquartered in Cannes, France. It provides space-based ...

(now Thales) for the French DGA, ostensibly "to study the Earth's radio-electrical environment from space." It is a successor to the Cerise satellite.Recent Launches.
''Jonathan's Space Report.'' #413. December 5, 1999.

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