Latitude

🚨 Latitude opens a new chapter: Zephyr gets closer to maiden flight as we successfully closed a Series B private #FundingRound of 27 million € ✅🤝   We are grateful to our historical investors Crédit Mutuel Innovation, Expansion, UI Investissement and the DeepTech 2030 fund operated by Bpifrance for Gouvernement, for their continued support and trust in our vision👐✨ We're glad to welcome Blast Club as a new investor in our company on this round as well as Kima Ventures and Vincent Luciani (Artefact CEO) as an individual investor. The commitment of all of them reinforces Latitude's ability to become a leader in the #DeepTech space 🦾   This financing makes it possible to lay the operational & industrial foundations for the first launch, expected in 2025, while supporting the evolution of #Zephyr, that will offer a 200kg #payload capacity by 2028 🚀 We will specifically focus on these key projects:   👉 Production of the first #Launcher 👉 Setting up the #Assembly line 👉 Tests on #Electronics #Propulsion #FluidSystems, and #Structures 👉 Operations of our Titan Research & Tests Center in Paris-Vatry Airport (EPGAV) 👉 Keep recruiting top-notch #Talent   Thank you to our investors, partners, and the entire Latitude community for joining us on this incredible journey! Together, we're getting closer to unleashing the potential of many #SmallSats based projects 🚀🛰️🔜   #BeyondBoundaries #SmallSats #LaunchLatitude

[Logbook Entry 04/09/2024] 🔜 #SpaceTech insights incoming! Our teams will be represented by CEO Stanislas Maximin and Head of Brand & Comms Florian Randriamahaleo, at the 7th #SpaceForum by La Tribune on September 10th at the SEMECCEL - Cité de l’espace / L’Envol des Pionniers   This event will be an invaluable opportunity to engage in key discussions shaping the future of the #SpaceIndustry 🌍🚀📡🛰️ The forum will cover crucial topics, including a special focus on #MicroLaunchers and Stanislas will be sharing insights as a speaker at the conference "Mini launchers, maxi ambitions: who's going to win the launchers battle?" 🎙️   Looking forward to connecting in Toulouse with French & International Space Tech innovators and leaders!

[Logbook Entry 29/08/2024] 🚧 No summer slowdown for us as our team is working actively to bring #Navier to life 🚧 Flight engine tests campaign approaches with the ongoing integration of our custom designed #TestBench.   Latitude tests Teams have successfully assembled the base structure of the test bench, after its delivery in separate parts to our #Titan Research & Tests Center✅ The installation was meticulously planned to optimize future operations, requiring leveling adjustments due to uneven ground, in close collaboration with our Structure and Mechanical Systems Department.   Additionally, a tall structure designed to support Navier itself and the #Fluid lines supplying it, has been erected on the base using a crane. A 40-foot container has also been positioned to accommodate all fluid panels and electrical cabinets essential for powering the test bench.   While the installation is not yet fully complete, the next major steps include adding a deflector and a deluge system protecting systems during #HotFires 🔥 Teams will also set on top a small container hosting a simulator of Zephyr's flight computer 🚀 as well as Liquid Oxygen, Liquid Nitrogen and RP1 tanks.   ⏩ Stay tuned as we continue the integration, moving towards qualification steps ✅ and ultimately, a first hot test fire in the upcoming months 🚨🔥🚨

[Logbook Entry 22/08/2024] Location: Reims & Vatry I Section: enhancing our flexibility with #ModularSpaces solution partner Module3 🏢🛠️🧩   Latitude is collaborating with #Module 3, a company based in Eastern France specializing in modular office solutions and buildings the size of standard #ShippingContainers 🚢🚛 Our history together started with them providing containers for our test Navier #RocketEngine test campaign, which served as workshops #TestBench and storage. They have recently supplied installations for our Titan test site in XCR Airport and continue to provide containers for storage and parts warehouses ✅   This partnership enhances our mobility, allowing us to transport equipment independently of the #Spaceport. We plan to use these mobile containers for #GroundInstallations, commercial reception, and mobile workshops for production teams on various sites, offering unmatched #flexibility ⏩   And finally, Module 3's design office brings significant value by tailoring plans and proposals to meet Latitude's needs 🔁 optimizing visitor paths on-site and adapting to industrial requirements with features like lighting and comfort for the Latitude teams. 

Throwback to Institut des hautes études de défense nationale IHEDN students visting our facilities and attending a conference cycle 🎙️ A few weeks ago, a group of students from the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defense visited our Titan Research & Development Center at XCR Airport. They took an in-depth tour of our tests facilities, followed by a visit to our factory in Reims, where they participated in a series of insightful conferences on the use-cases of space-based applications 👩🎓👨🎓 We are delighted to build a strong relationship with such an institution as this collaboration marks a significant step in fostering #Innovation and strategic partnerships in the field of national defense in #Space and on Earth 🇫🇷 We look forward to future engagements and the continued exchange of knowledge and expertise! #BeyondBoundaries #ExploreWithLatitude #MissionToLead

Our technical partnership with #Clemessy Eiffage Énergie Systèmes is deepening as they provide our test benches controls systems ✅ 👨💻   Our partnership with Clemessy, a renowned French company with extensive expertise in #ControlSystems for legacy #Launchers, has been pivotal since 2022. Back then, they played a key role in the successful design of the control system for our 1st Navier #RocketEngine test campaign 👨💻🔥 Their continued support ever since has been vital for the ongoing in-house #Turbompump test campaign and the upcoming flight Navier #RocketEngine test campaign slated for later this year. We now have chosen to extend our partnership with them all the way to the integrated tests of our launcher leading to its maiden launch 🚀   We initially integrated a module from their SCADA/Syclone software suite, which seamlessly combines hardware and software ⚙️🔗💻 The success of this integration led us to build our entire line of control systems based on Clemessy's solutions, significantly supporting our growth and upskilling in this field.   Clemessy's value is evident in their approach to delivering COTS products and software, optimized in collaboration with our teams at Latitude for integration into our architecture. These solutions have been validated by CNES at Centre Spatial Guyanais, among others, demonstrating their reliability and ease of use for our development and operational test teams ✅   Their proven solutions are designed to facilitate both development and operational testing for Latitude, ensuring we can continue advancing our Zephyr light launcher dedicated to orbiting #SmallSats 🛰️   #LatitudeLaunches #SpaceTechPioneers

[Logbook Entry 30/07/2024] Location: Utah, USA I Abstract: Latitude team attending the 38th Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) 🇫🇷🇺🇸 Latitude is gearing up for the 38th #SmallSatConference at Utah State University this August! Our team Stanislas Maximin CEO Adeline Pitrois Head of Sales Clémence Cambourian Customer Mission Lead Pierre Nowacki Business Development Manager and Florian Randriamahaleo Head of Brand & Comms, will be on site to discuss the first commercial #Flights of Zephyr and related opportunities 🚀🛰️🌐☑️ For the lucky #SmallSats innovators attending, this is your chance to discover how Zephyr can unlock the full potential of your projects 🛰️ We'll answer all your questions and explore how we can help elevate and accelerate your #Missions to orbit 🆙 👉 See you in Utah!

Throwback to testing sheet metal working techniques building the first real-size #Tanks of #Zephyr 🚀 Our teams are developing Zephyr while always keeping #Production requirements in mind to make sure it can be mass produced 🏭🚀🚀🚀 Among many other projects, we have partnered with French industrial companies specializing in aluminium sheet metal work to test different fabrication methods.   Our partners conducted several techniques to transform flat aluminum sheets into cylindrical shapes, soon to be welded as the first real-size LOX and RP1 tanks of #Zephyr. These sheets have been meticulously pre-machined with an #Orthogrid pattern ensuring they are lightweight yet meeting robustness requirements. The first partner conducted trials on a technique known as "press bending" while a second technique called "rolling" was tested in partnership with another industrial company.   The objective for our Structure and Mechanical Systems team is to define which one best meets our stringent requirements for tolerance and repeatability 🦾✅ These efforts are crucial steps toward allowing Latitude to provide high cadence #LaunchSolutions for #SmallSats 🛰️🌐✅   #BeyondBoundaries #PushingTheLimits #SmallSatSolution

🚀 Today reflects a significant landmark in our journey! We are pleased to announce that Bastien Baticle, our Head of Electronics & Software Systems and Deputy CTO, has been promoted to Chief Technical Officer, succeeding Olivier Lebrethon. This transition marks the conclusion of Zephyr's development phase and the official beginning of manufacturing, testing and operation for the 200kg-class French launcher. More information: https://lnkd.in/gvm4fNDW

[Logbook Entry 23/07/2024] Location: Low Earth Orbit I 1st Episode: The amazing potential of #SmallSats for the Earth and its inhabitants 🌍🛰️👨👩👧👦   Are you curious about the purpose of the SmallSats our #Launcher Zephyr will be bringing to orbit as of next year? This 1st installment in our #SmallSatsForEarth series will start addressing that! Discover how SmallSats are revolutionizing environmental applications, from monitoring #ClimateChange to tracking #NaturalDisasters 🌪️🌡️🌻🌊   👉 Swipe through to see how Weather Stream 🛰️, Space Center of the University of Montpellier (CSUM), Fondation Van Allen - FVA, SatVu, ASTAREON, Aldoria (formerly Share My Space) and U-Space Nanosatellites are making incredible strides with their satellite technologies.   Thank you to all our contributors for sharing their insights and innovations and stay tuned for more content in this series, addressing other types of #Applications allowed by SmallSats and highlighting their endless potential.   ❓ What innovative ways do you think SmallSats could be used that we haven't yet explored?   #SmallSatSolution #FutureInOrbit #ExploreDreamDiscover