Guiana Space Centre

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Q308987

French and European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. 
Centre Spatial Guyanais, Europe's Spaceport

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1964 France, 
Ariane 5ECA on its launch platform on its way to lauch pad ELA-3.jpgSalle Jupiter CSG Kourou.jpg


European Space Agency – France – Miura 5 – Mohammed VI – Pleiades – Sentinel-2 – 
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At the mouth of the Kourou River, French Guiana, sits the town of Kourou. It is the port of departure for those going to visit Devil’s Island.At the mouth of the Kourou River, French Guiana, sits the town of Kourou. It is the port of departure for those going to visit Devil’s Island.
Checking the cleanroom before Sentinel-2’s arrival. Credits: ESA/C. WildnerChecking the cleanroom before Sentinel-2’s arrival. Credits: ESA/C. Wildner
Credits: ESA/C. WildnerCredits: ESA/C. Wildner
Europe’s spaceport- an ideal launch site ESA24640929Europe’s spaceport- an ideal launch site ESA24640929
ILA Berlin 2012 PD 004aILA Berlin 2012 PD 004a
James Webb Space Telescope Launch (NHQ202112250007)James Webb Space Telescope Launch (NHQ202112250007)
Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace`s Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021
Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace`s Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the Jupiter Center at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the Jupiter Center at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
Marco Bersanelli and George Smoot were on hand to watch the launch of the Planck mission from the ESA’s base in French Guiana. With Reno Mandolesi, Bersanelli and Smoot proposed one of the satellites that evolved into Planck.Marco Bersanelli and George Smoot were on hand to watch the launch of the Planck mission from the ESA’s base in French Guiana. With Reno Mandolesi, Bersanelli and Smoot proposed one of the satellites that evolved into Planck.
Opening the Sentinel-2 containerOpening the Sentinel-2 container
Poste d`observation Tangara au dessus du CDL1Poste d'observation Tangara au dessus du CDL1
Sentinel-2A meets launch adapterSentinel-2A meets launch adapter
Sentinel-2A ready for encapsulationSentinel-2A ready for encapsulation
Sentinel-2A ready for launchSentinel-2A ready for launch
Sentinel-2A satellite - CSG - Carefully aligning the satellite to the adapterSentinel-2A satellite - CSG - Carefully aligning the satellite to the adapter
Sentinel-2A satellite - Cleanroom filling up with equipmentSentinel-2A satellite - Cleanroom filling up with equipment
Sentinel-2A satellite - Fully deployedSentinel-2A satellite - Fully deployed
Sentinel-2A satellite - Solar wing testSentinel-2A satellite - Solar wing test
Sentinel-2A satellite - Stretching wideSentinel-2A satellite - Stretching wide
Sentinel-2A satellite - Testing alignmentSentinel-2A satellite - Testing alignment
Sentinel-2A satellite - Time to pack upSentinel-2A satellite - Time to pack up
Sunrise over ELA3Sunrise over ELA3
Testing Sentinel-2a`s solar wingTesting Sentinel-2a's solar wing
The first 30 metres of SMART-1`s journey ESA203339The first 30 metres of SMART-1's journey ESA203339
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image2007At the mouth of the Kourou River, French Guiana, sits the town of Kourou. It is the port of departure for those going to visit Devil’s Island.Wikimedia
image2015Checking the cleanroom before Sentinel-2’s arrival. Credits: ESA/C. WildnerWikimedia
image2015Credits: ESA/C. WildnerWikimedia
imageEurope’s spaceport- an ideal launch site ESA24640929Wikimedia
image2012ILA Berlin 2012 PD 004aWikimedia
imageJames Webb Space Telescope Launch (NHQ202112250007)Wikimedia
imageLaunch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021Wikimedia
imageLaunch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the Jupiter Center at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.Wikimedia
imageMarco Bersanelli and George Smoot were on hand to watch the launch of the Planck mission from the ESA’s base in French Guiana. With Reno Mandolesi, Bersanelli and Smoot proposed one of the satellites that evolved into Planck.Wikimedia
image2015Opening the Sentinel-2 containerWikimedia
imagePoste d'observation Tangara au dessus du CDL1Wikimedia
image2013Sentinel-2A meets launch adapterWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A ready for encapsulationWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A ready for launchWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A satellite - CSG - Carefully aligning the satellite to the adapterWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A satellite - Cleanroom filling up with equipmentWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A satellite - Fully deployedWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A satellite - Solar wing testWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A satellite - Stretching wideWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A satellite - Testing alignmentWikimedia
image2015Sentinel-2A satellite - Time to pack upWikimedia
image2015Sunrise over ELA3Wikimedia
image2015Testing Sentinel-2a's solar wingWikimedia
image2003The first 30 metres of SMART-1's journey ESA203339Wikimedia
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