Mostly known in the aeronautical sector, Dassault Aviation also leads space activities. Alongside itsaerospace vehicles and pyrotechnics activities, the company is also involved in telemetry systems forlaunchers. Use of telemetry system during flight testing of civil or military aircraft is a daily activity atDassault Aviation's Istres Flight Test Center in South of France. Based on these skills, the company has along commitment with French Space agency CNES to provide ground telemetry systems for Ariane family,launched from the French Guyana. In 2007 and 2008, CNES awarded Dassault Aviation respectively to adaptthe Ariane ground Telemetry system to Soyuz Russian and to Vega European Launchers. This paperdescribes Dassault Aviation's contribution for Vega launcher, which entered in operation beginning of 2012at the Guyana space Center.
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