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| Attribute | Guiana Space Centre 🇫🇷 France Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Jacksonville Aviation Authority | Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) | ESA / CNES |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Military | International Consortium |
| Region | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇫🇷 France |
| Launch pads | — | — | 3 (ELA-4 Ariane 6, ZLV Vega-C, ELS Soyuz-retired 2022)as of [1] ↑ Most pads |
| Annual launches | 0-2 | Multiple test campaigns/year (classified) | 4–8as of [1]Ariane 6 cadence ramping post-2024 return-to-flight; Vega-C return TBD |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | 10,735 kg to GTO (Ariane 6.4, dual-payload)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity |
| First operational launch | 2010 | 1957 | 1968-04-09as of [1]First Véronique sounding rocket; first orbital launch 1979-12-24 (Ariane 1, CAT-01) |
| Regulatory regime | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (horizontal launch only) | Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) + Swedish Ministry of Defence; coordinated airspace closures with EU/EASA | ESA Convention + French Space Operations Act (LOS, 2008) under CNES oversight |
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