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Guiana Space Center

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French Guiana
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Arianespace launched a Vega rocket on 2021-04-28 at 9:50 p.m. Eastern from the Guiana Space Center.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

NorSat-3 was launched on 2012-04-28 aboard Arianespace’s Vega Flight VV18 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterNarrative GeneralApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

A Vega launch vehicle operated by Arianespace lifted off from the Guiana Space Center on 2021-04-28 at 10:50 pm local time (01:50 UTC on 2021-04-29).

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

In 2020 Arianespace used Soyuz from three facilities: the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.

Mentioned as: guiana space centerTechnical ProductDec 29, 2020Arianespace Soyuz Launch Vehicle Transports CSO-2 EO Satellite To Orbit

Arianespace orbited CSO-1 on a Soyuz mission in December 2018 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterTechnical ProductDec 29, 2020Arianespace Soyuz Launch Vehicle Transports CSO-2 EO Satellite To Orbit

The second satellite from that initial second-generation batch is scheduled to launch from the Guiana Space Center in late 2021 on an Arianespace-operated Vega C.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipDec 16, 2020Italy orders second pair of Cosmo-SkyMed radar satellites

Italy launched the first of the initial second-generation Cosmo-SkyMed satellites in December 2019 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana aboard a Soyuz rocket booked through Arianespace.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipDec 16, 2020Italy orders second pair of Cosmo-SkyMed radar satellites

The CO3D mission is scheduled for 2023 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana using a Vega C launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterTechnical ProductDec 8, 2020Airbus + CNES Developed CO3D Constellation Launch To Be Handled By Arianespace

Vega is the new-generation, highly versatile member of Arianespace’s launcher family alongside the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and medium-lift Soyuz, deployed from the Guiana Space Center.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2020Airbus + CNES Developed CO3D Constellation Launch To Be Handled By Arianespace

Vega mission VV17 launched on 2020-11-16 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterNarrative GeneralNov 17, 2020UPDATE: Mission Failure Arianespace’s Vega VV17 — SEOSAT-Ingenio / TARANIS: Lost

GHGSat launched the Iris satellite on 2020-09-02 on an Arianespace Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterNarrative GeneralOct 8, 2020GHGSat lauds performance of methane-monitoring satellite

The French government operates the Guiana Space Center through its space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

Arianespace completed its first launch since reopening the Guiana Space Center in Kourou with the 2020-08-15 Ariane 5 mission.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

Arianespace launched two communications satellites and a satellite servicer on an Ariane 5 rocket on 2020-08-15 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

CNES and Arianespace resumed spaceport activities in French Guiana in May, enabling Ariane 5 and Vega launches from the Guiana Space Center.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

Avio sent a team of more than 60 people to the Guiana Space Center on 2020-05-11.

Mentioned as: guiana space centerNarrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Avio seeking to compress Vega launch delays

The team sent by Avio to the Guiana Space Center is subject to a 14-day quarantine implemented by the French space agency CNES before beginning launch activities.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterTechnical ProductMay 19, 2020Avio seeking to compress Vega launch delays

ISILAUNCH team returned to Kourou, French Guiana on 2020-05-14 after a two-month interruption of the launch campaign at the Guiana Space Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterTechnical ProductMay 14, 2020ISILAUNCH team travels to Kourou to resume ISILAUNCH26 Campaign

Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket launches exclusively from the Guiana Space Center, which is operated by the French space agency CNES.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterOrg RelationshipApr 17, 2020Intelsat-901 satellite, with MEV-1 servicer attached, resumes service

About 120 people remained at the Guiana Space Center to keep the launch site secure as of 2020-03-23.

Mentioned as: Guiana Space CenterTechnical ProductMar 27, 2020French space agency donates 90,000 face masks to hospitals
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