29 September 2021

Official opening of the Ariane 6 launch zone

The new Ariane 6 launch pad was officially opened on Tuesday, 28 September, marking the end of a colossal 8-year construction project. 

After 8 years of work, the construction of the Ariane 6 launch pad is now complete. It was officially opened on Tuesday, 28 September, in the presence of Marie-Anne Clair, Director of Europe’s spaceport, Philippe Baptiste, Chairman and CEO of CNES, Sébastien Lecornu, Minister for Overseas Territories, and Gabriel Serville, President of the Local Authorities in French Guiana. Their industrial counterparts, André-Hubert Roussel, CEO of ArianeGroup, and Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, were also present.

Highlights of the event

Inauguration du nouveau pas de tir d'Ariane 6.
Monsieur Philippe Baptiste, Président Directeur Général du CNES en compagnie du Monsieur Sébastien Lecornu, lors de l'inauguration du nouveau pas de tir d'Ariane 6.
Les invitées de l'inauguration d'ELA4.
Inauguration du nouveau pas de tir d'Ariane 6.
Madame Marie-Anne Clair, directrice du Centre spatial guyanais en compagnie du Monsieur Gabriel Serville, président de la CTG à l'inauguration du pas de tir Ariane 6.
Les invitées écoute attentivement le discours du PDG du CNES lors de l'inaugural du pas de tir Ariane 6.

This colossal construction project involved more than 600 people from various trades, 75% of whom were local. Built on a 150-hectare site, this new launch pad is the ninth to be built by CNES and its industrial partners in French Guiana.

 

 

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