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The METOP-SG-A1 satellite has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport
The Technical Centre
From administration and logistics to launch operations, the Technical Centre is home to a wide range of activities essential to the operation of the space base.
The Technical Centre
CNES and PLD Space Join Forces for a New Launch Pad
CNES and Spanish company PLD Space have signed an agreement to develop a new launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG). This partnership marks a significant milestone in the integration of European microlaunchers in Kourou.
CNES and PLD Space Join Forces for a New Launch Pad
New Vega-C launch scheduled for 25 July
Europe’s Spaceport invites you to a “Rendezvous with the Moon” on 7 June
Europe’s Spaceport shines in the French Space Agency Fortnite map
The French Space Agency (CNES) will add a brand new experience to Fortnite: Amazonia: Space to the rescue.
Europe’s Spaceport shines in the French Space Agency Fortnite map
The weather station
In order to anticipate weather conditions and minimize significant risks for the launcher, Europe’s spaceport set up a weather station from the very beginning of its activities.
The weather station
Satellite preparation
Europe’s spaceport provides its customers—who come from all over the world—with state-of-the-art facilities, ensuring optimal conditions for satellite preparation.
Satellite preparation
Pariacabo harbour
Pariacabo harbour, located on the Kourou river in the immediate vicinity of Europe’s spaceport, is primarily intended for transporting freight destined for the site: components of launch vehicles or satellites.
Pariacabo harbour
Launch centres
Ariane 6 and Vega-C each have a launch centre that can be compared to an aircraft cockpit, but on the ground. It has equipment to remotely control operations on the launch vehicle and its launch zone.
Launch centres
Jupiter 2 control room
The control centre enables general coordination of operations at the spaceport during launches: launch vehicle, launch base and satellite activities. After lift-off, it receives all the information about the launch vehicle's soundness and trajectory.
Jupiter 2 control room
Launch facilities
The launch sites include all the infrastructure needed on the ground to carry out assembly and integration operations for the various components of a launch vehicle, as well as for the launch itself.
Launch facilities
