Private company

Airbus DS Geo

Logo: Spot Image, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Airbus DS Geo is a French commercial supplier of satellite images based in Toulouse, founded in 1982.1 It was founded by IRDI, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, Swedish Space Corporation and Société européenne de propulsion and others.1 Its chief executive is Éric Perez (since 2017).1 It employed 583 people in 2019.1 It is part of Agence des participations de l'État.1

Airbus DS Geo (anciennement Spot Image), société anonyme créée en 1982 par le Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), le BRGM, l'IFP, et l'industrie spatiale (Matra, SEP, SSC), est une filiale d’Airbus Defence & Space (99,99 %) au sein de sa branche Intelligence. Sous mandat du CNES, la société est l’opérateur commercial des satellites d’observation de la Terre SPOT et Pléiades dont la réalisation (dès l'origine avec SPOT-1) est issue d'un partenariat technico-financier franco-belgo-suédois. Son siège est à Toulouse, à proximité immédiate du centre spatial.2 From the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jul 1, 1982Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry, engineering, technical studies, geospatial industry1
  • HeadquartersToulouse, France1
  • Websitewww.astrium-geo.com
  • Legal formpublic limited company with a board of directors (n.o.s.)1
  • LEI529900Q6FGXX3253U7623
  • StatusInactive3
  • LEI statusRetired3
  • Registered address5 RUE DES SATELLITES, 31400 Toulouse, France3
  • Registered withInfogreffe, 325 089 5893

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Corporate structure

Airbus DS Geo sits at the top of its group. 7 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, CNES, French Institute of Petroleum, IRDI, Matra, Société européenne de propulsion and Swedish Space Corporation on Jul 1, 1982.1

Leadership

Who has led Airbus DS Geo, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Éric Perez2017–now

Chair

  1. François Lombard2017–now
1990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Agence des participations de l'État since Oct 26, 2017

Subsidiaries

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jun 8, 2018Airbus Brasil Negocios Aerospaciais Ltda became a subsidiary1
  2. 2009Spot Image Brasil became a subsidiary1
  3. 1998Beijing Spot Image Co. Ltd. became a subsidiary1
  4. Oct 18, 1991Airbus DS Geo Pte Ltd became a subsidiary1
  5. Oct 27, 1988Airbus DS Geo Australia Pty Ltd became a subsidiary1
  6. Dec 7, 1982Airbus DS Geo Inc. became a subsidiary1
  7. Succeeded Spot Image Labs1

Employees over time

Airbus DS Geo employees by year1583 in 2019+66% since 2015
02004006002015: 35135120152016: 3883882016+11%2017: 4544542017+17%2018: 5115112018+13%2019: 5835832019+14%
  • 20195831
  • 20185111
  • 20174541
  • 20163881
  • 20153511

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Net income

  • 200794.8M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Nov 24, 2017New chief executive Éric Perez becomes CEO1
  2. Oct 26, 2017Acquired Acquired by Agence des participations de l'État1
  3. Oct 17, 2014Renamed Name changed to Airbus DS Geo SA1
  4. 2014Acquired Acquired by Airbus Defence and Space1
  5. 2008Acquired Acquired by Astrium1
  6. Jul 1, 1982Founded Founded1

Sources

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