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Bookmark or Share- Guiana Space Centre - WikipediaThe Guiana Space Centre (French: Centre spatial guyanais; CSG), also called Europe's Spaceport, is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located approximately 310 mi (500 km) north of the equator at a latitude of 5°.
- ESA - Earth from Space: Kourou, French GuianaEarth from Space: Kourou, French Guiana. Ahead of the upcoming Ariane 5 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Kourou – home to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, an overseas department of France.
- Reaching for the Stars from Kourou - NASA Earth ObservatoryIn early October 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, where it is scheduled to launch from Europe's Spaceport in mid-December.
- On the Eve of the JWST Launch, Here’s What It’s Like in Kourou - ForbesIn a short 24 hours’ time, one of the most anticipated launches of the decade will occur. Here's what it's like to attend a launch in Kourou, French Guiana.
- Kourou | Space Exploration, Rocket Launches & Satellite Launches ...Kourou, coastal town, north-central French Guiana, on the Kourou River. From 1854 to 1944 it served as a French penal colony. In the 1760s about 15,000 settlers from France and Germany, imagining the town to be the legendary El Dorado, arrived there to establish a colony under French sponsorship.
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