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| Attribute | Guiana Space Centre 🇫🇷 France Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG) + Government of Djibouti | ESA / CNES | Houston Airport System |
| Ownership | International Consortium | International Consortium | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 🇫🇷 France | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Launch pads | — | 3 (ELA-4 Ariane 6, ZLV Vega-C, ELS Soyuz-retired 2022)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | — |
| Annual launches | 0 (under construction) | 4–8as of [1]Ariane 6 cadence ramping post-2024 return-to-flight; Vega-C return TBD | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | 10,735 kg to GTO (Ariane 6.4, dual-payload)as of [2] ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 1968-04-09as of [1]First Véronique sounding rocket; first orbital launch 1979-12-24 (Ariane 1, CAT-01) | 2015 |
| Regulatory regime | Djibouti national authority (regulatory framework under development); subject to international scrutiny via Wassenaar Arrangement and Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) given PRC-linked sponsor | ESA Convention + French Space Operations Act (LOS, 2008) under CNES oversight | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (horizontal launch) |
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