Launch site · France (French Guiana)
Guiana Space Centre
Also known as Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou
Exploration
Overview
Europe's spaceport near the equator, operated by CNES, ESA, and Arianespace, from which Ariane rockets and the James Webb Space Telescope launched.
Knowledge connections
- Operated byCNES (French Space Agency)
- Launch site forBepiColombo
- Launch site forJUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)
- Launch site forRosetta
- Launch site forJames Webb Space Telescope
- ContainsEnsemble de Lancement Ariane 1
- ContainsEnsemble de Lancement Ariane 3
- ContainsEnsemble de Lancement Ariane 4
- ContainsVega Launch Complex (SLV)
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.