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Ariane 6: key takeaways from the 9 July 2024 maiden flight
Europe's new heavy launcher made its inaugural flight from the Guiana Space Centre. Architecture, versions and programme stakeholders.
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CNES and ESA: who does what in European space governance
A national agency founded in 1961, CNES represents France at ESA, an intergovernmental organisation of 23 Member States. It is a multi-layered architecture, completed by the European Union's own programmes.
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Guiana Space Centre: the strengths and economics of Europe's spaceport
Selected in 1964 from fourteen candidate sites, the Guiana Space Centre owes a decisive advantage for geostationary launches to its latitude of 5° North. ESA funds around two-thirds of its annual budget.