The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

French Guiana Space Centre

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

ELD, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Launch success with satellite in contact.

Spacecraft separation.

Added launch window.

NET August 27.

NET August.

Moved to Q3, after Amazon Leo LE-03.

NET June 2026

NET Q2 2026

Unpacking Europe’s new weather imagers

MTG-I2 embarks on journey to Europe’s Spaceport

Three ESA-built satellites on show in France

Second MTG-Imager satellite passes thermal vacuum test

YouTube

YouTube (Short)

Vol VA270 | MTG-I2 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

MTG-I2 launch (Official broadcast)

Ariane 6 launches MTG-I2 Weather Satellite for EUMETSAT

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

VA270 Patch

MTG-I2

Ariane 62 | MTG-I2

Ariane 6 Flight VA269

Launch success, all satellites have separated.

NET June 17.

Reportedly targeting Q2 2026, as early as April or May

NET 2026 with the introduction of Block 2 for Kuiper, per https://spacenews.com/europe-aims-to-end-space-access-crisis-with-ariane-6s-inaugural-launch/

NET 2025

Added launch.

Ariane 6 flight VA269: Liftoff captured from the mobile gantry

First Upgraded Ariane 6 Rocket Launches 36 Satellites for Amazon

Upgraded Ariane 6 launches Amazon Leo satellites

Ariane 6 flight VA269 - full replay

Launch Preview: 10 launches scheduled from sites across the world

Ariane 6 launches with more powerful boosters: a new record for Europe

Liftoff: first Ariane 6 liftoff with P160C-based boosters

Seen from above: liftoff of first Ariane 6 with P160C-based boosters

First Ariane 6 liftoff with most powerful boosters

Vol VA269 | Amazon Leo LE-03 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

Lancement Ariane 6 avec les nouveaux propulseurs P160C (Amazon LEO - VA269)

Ariane 6 Debuts New Booster Upgrade launching Amazon Leo (LE-03)

Arianespace - Ariane 64 - Amazon Leo (LE-03) - ELA-4 - Guiana SC, French Guiana - June 17, 2026

Amazon Leo (LE-03)

Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-03)

Launch Kit VV29

Smile Launch Kit

Launch success with spacecraft acquisition & solar panels deployment.

Rescheduled for May 19.

Launch delayed due to a technical issue on a subsystem component production line. New launch date TBA.

Targeting April 9 at 06:29 UTC

NET April 8.

Targeting early 2026

NET late 2025.

Adding launch NET April 2025

Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Electron, and Vega C launch missions alongside Starship Flight 12

Smile launch highlights

ESA-China SMILE mission lifts off to deliver first global images of Earth’s magnetosphere

Smile lifts off on quest to reveal Earth’s invisible shield against the solar wind

Vega C set to launch SMILE to study Earth’s magnetosphere

Inspector Smile, chapter 3: the countdown begins

Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth’s magnetic shield

Preparing Smile for space

Smile's journey from launch to orbit

China prepares cargo, crew, and deep space missions, as commercial sector steps towards reusability

Vega C | Flight VV29 | SMILE | Avio

Vega C | Vol VV29 | SMILE | Avio

Vega C | Volo VV29 | SMILE | Avio

Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

Vega C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

Launch success, all satellites separated.

New T-0.

Delayed to April 30.

Targeting April 28

NET April.

NET April-Q2.

This is the next Ariane 6 launch after LE-01 (VA267)

Adding launch on Ariane 64 Block 1

Arianespace Launches Another 32 Amazon LEO Satellites Aboard Ariane 6

Another one: Ariane 6 flies with four boosters once more

Launch Preview: Falcon Heavy returns, Atlas V and Ariane 6 to launch Amazon Leo satellites

Vol VA268 | Amazon Leo LE-02 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

Lancement Ariane 6 pour la constellation Amazon LEO (VA268)

Amazon Leo (LE-02)

Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-02)

Launch success, all satellites have been deployed.

NET February 12.

NET February.

Changed name for batches of Amazon Leo/Project Kuiper satellites to be launched on Ariane 6.

Announced to be the next launch after VA266, so likely during Q1 2026.

Europe's most powerful rocket carries 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network into space

Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings

Ariane 6 four booster launcher completes on schedule mission

First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites

Highlights of first launch of Ariane 6 with four boosters

Arianespace Launches First Four-Booster Ariane 6 Rocket

Ariane 6 first launch with four boosters: the complete broadcast

More boosters, more power: Ariane 6 lifts off with four boosters for the first time

More power: first Ariane 6 with four boosters lifts off

Liftoff power: launch of first Ariane 6 with four boosters

Vol VA267 | Amazon Leo LE-01 | Ariane 6 I Arianespace

Amazon Leo (LE-01)

Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-01)

Ariane 6 Flight VA266

Launch success.

Official Webcast by arianespace has started

Updating Galileo FM numbers, adding launch date and time, and setting GO.

NET December 2025

Adding the launch

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket puts EU navigation satellites in orbit

Ariane 6 launches Galileo navigation satellites

Galileo L14 launch highlights

Galileo’s first Ariane 6 launch strengthens European resilience

Galileo L14 liftoff on Ariane 6

Watch live: Galileo launch on Ariane 6

Galileo pre-launch media briefing

Follow the Galileo launch (L14) campaign

Galileo satellites to launch on Ariane 6 to enhance navigation system

Flight VA266 | Galileo L14 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

Vol VA266 | Galileo L14 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

Galileo SAT 33-34 launch 14 (Official broadcast)

Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)

Ariane 62 | Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)

Delayed to December 1st.

Delayed to November 30

Targeting November 28 at 17:21 UTC.

NET November 2025.

Vega-C Return To Flight now NET end of 2023.

アリラン7号

Vega-C | アリラン7号

Ariane 6 Flight VA265

Satellite in operation.

Tweaked T-0.

GO for launch.

NET early November.

NET late October.

NET 29 November 2025

Updating launch vehicle to Ariane 62, targeting H2 2025

NET June 2025

Adding launch NET H2 2024

Sentinel-1D delivers first images: from Antarctica to Bremen

Copernicus Sentinel-1D journey to space

Copernicus Sentinel-1D launch highlights

Sentinel-1D reaches orbit on Ariane 6

Ariane 6 launches Sentinel-1D radar imaging satellite

Copernicus Sentinel-1D launch coverage

Arianespace Launches Sentinel-1D Aboard Ariane 6 Rocket

Sentinel-1D is launched on Ariane 6

Ariane 6 poised to launch the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite

View from above: Ariane 6 for Sentinel-1D on the launch pad

Vol VA265 | Sentinel-1D | Ariane 6 I Arianespace

Lancement Ariane 6 avec le satellite Sentinel-1D (VA265)

Arianespace Launches Earth Observation Satellite Sentinel-1D

Sentinel-1D

Ariane 62 | Sentinel-1D

Ariane 6 Flight VA264

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch highlights

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch on Ariane 6

First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 launched

Ariane 6: preparing flight VA264 for liftoff

Launch Roundup: Vulcan and Ariane to launch ahead of Starlink missions

Behind the scenes with MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5

The top of Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1

Ariane 6 with MetOp-SG-A1 in its mobile hangar

Watch: MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch

First MetOp-SG satellite sealed within Ariane 6 fairing

Vol VA264 | Metop-SGA1 | Ariane 6 | Arianespace

Watch live: Back-to back launches of Vulcan and Ariane 6 rockets

ESA Web TV

METOP-SG A1

Ariane 62 | METOP-SG A1

Vega C Flight VV27

Watch live: Vega-C to launch CO3D and MicroCarb

VV27 road to liftoff

Europe’s new carbon-monitoring mission launches on Vega-C

Vega-C VV27

Space Traffic Report: Busy Week for Falcon 9: TRACERS, Starlink & O3b Satellites!

Vol VV27 | CO3D / MicroCarb | Vega C I Arianespace

Volo VV27 | CO3D / MicroCarb | Vega C I Arianespace

Lancement de Vega-C avec les satellites CO3D et MicroCarb (VV27) 🚀

CO3D & MicroCarb

Vega C | CO3D & MicroCarb

GO for launch on September 15 UTC.

NET September 11

NET September 1st, together with FLEX.

NET October 2026

NET September 2026. (see 02:17:55 mark)

NET 2026

Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 constellation, which provides high-accuracy optical, radar and altimetry data for marine and land services.

The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite is a part of ESA's Earth Explorer program. The satellite will map vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity.

Sentinel-3C & FLEX

Vega-C | Sentinel-3C & FLEX

国・地域	French Guiana
座標	5.2563°N, 52.7868°W
現地タイムゾーン	America/Cayenne
通算打ち上げ	335 回
通算着陸	0 回
射点数	13 か所

射点	通算打ち上げ	軌道打ち上げ試行	最短再使用間隔	状態	リンク
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana Arianespace	55	55	55日 10時間 7分	運用中	Wikipedia 地図
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana Arianespace	119	119	16日 25分	運用終了	Wikipedia 地図
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana Arianespace	118	118	17日 20時間 35分	運用終了	Wikipedia 地図
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana Arianespace	9	9	42日 7時間 59分	運用中	Wikipedia 地図
Diamant Launch Area, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana National Center of Space Research	8	8	99日 17時間 57分	運用終了	地図
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France	-	-	-	-
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France	-	-	-	-
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France	-	-	-	-
ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France	-	-	-	-
ELD, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France	-	-	-	-
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France	-	-	-	-
ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France	-	-	-	-
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana Arianespace	26	26	27日 15時間 8分	運用終了	Wikipedia 地図

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French Guiana Space Centre

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