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Integration of the ORA Sphere at the Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse

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Museums & Galleries

Objective

Turn an ordinary room into an immersive science space where visitors watch Earth and space systems unfold in real time from satellite data, and explore that data together.

Results

The interactive sphere and synchronized wall projections give visitors a clear, spectacular real-time view of climate and ocean phenomena.

Key Product

ORA + 120

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About the Cité de l'Espace

The Cité de l'Espace is a science and cultural park devoted to astronomy and space exploration. It opened in Toulouse in 1997 and has become a place where the public gets close to space — through interactive exhibits, planetariums, an IMAX cinema and full-scale replicas of iconic spacecraft. It also runs education programmes and immersive experiences for families, schools and companies, all with one aim: making space science accessible and exciting for everyone.

The Objective

The Cité de l'Espace had a room, and an ambition for it: turn it into an immersive space where visitors don't just read about Earth and space systems, but watch them move in real time. The idea was to take live satellite data normally the preserve of specialists and make it something anyone could see and touch.

The hard part was technical. Pulling several live data streams together, syncing them across a sphere, wall projections and touchscreens, and keeping the whole thing smooth enough to feel effortless that was the real challenge.

The Solution

The Cité de l'Espace chose the ORA sphere, working with Kaléo, for one reason: it could tie the whole room together. A rear-projected interactive sphere at the centre, live satellite data projected on the walls around it, and a dedicated screen tracking ESA satellites in orbit all in sync.

The effect is a room that feels like a mission control centre. Visitors drive it themselves: they touch the sphere to move between scenarios, guided just enough to stay oriented, and end up exploring the data side by side rather than watching a screen.

The Results

In the room, visitors slip naturally into the role of satellite observer. The experience runs on five interactive scenarios and three real-time data streams, and it adapts to who's in front of it different profiles, different depth.

Offered in three languages, it stays open to a wide, mixed audience which matters for a public venue like this one. The head of science engagement has confirmed how much the installation reinforces the Cité's educational mission.

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