Mexican and Thai communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.
Vehicle
Ariane 44L
Ariane 4 · 44L
Height
58.7 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
10,200 kg
Successful launches
39
Launch complex
Ariane Launch Area 2
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.