The world's first commercial space transportation company, created in 1980. It undertakes the operation of the Ariane programme and provides launch services for all types of satellites into all orbits.

British Aircraft Company

British National Committee on Space Research

Conférence Européenne des Postes et Télécommunications, European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations, coordinating body for European state telecommunications and postal organisations, created in 1959

Organisation européenne de recherches nucleaires (European Nuclear Research Organisation)

Conférence européenne pour les télécommunications par satellites, also European Conference on Satellite Communications (ECSC). Created in 1963, ceased activity in 1970.

Centre national d'etudes spatiales, the French government space agency

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italian National Research Council

Centre national de la recherche scientifique, the French national centre for scientific research

Comisión Nacional de Investigación del Espacio, Spanish National Commission for Space Research, existed from 1963 to 1986.