Mass model of the Symphonie communications satellite.
Vehicle
Europa II
Europa · II
Height
31.7 m
Diameter
3.05 m
LEO capacity
1,160 kg
Successful launches
0
Launch complex
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.