Tag Archives: French Guiana

After eight years of work: the new launch pad for Ariane 6 in French Guiana has been inaugurated, the French space agency CNES said. "ESA and ArianeGroup now have the means to launch the future Ariane 6, whose first flight is expected in 2022", CNES said.

The first Ariane 6 fairing arrived at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana start a series of tests and prepare Europe’s next generation heavy-lift launch vehicle for flight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. The two half-shells are manufactured by the Swiss Ruag.

France launches super high-resolution military satellite

ArianeWorks on first European reusable rocket prototype Themis

The Spanish Earth-imaging SEOSAT-Ingenio satellite will be launched on a Vega rocket from French Guiana on 17 November, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced.

French weather research satellite Taranis to launch mid-November

Soyuz to resume launches from Kourou end of November

James Webb Space Telescope getting closer to launch

Rocket Factory Augsburg selects French Guiana’s Kourou for RFA ONE launches

Arianespace postpones Vega/SSMS launch due to storm over South Korea