ESA published a map of Europe's Spaceport on 20 August 2026. According to the accompanying description, the site covers 700 km2 of land dedicated to European space activities, while its facilities occupy less than 10 percent of that territory.
The description places the Spaceport in its surroundings: equatorial forest borders it on two sides, a 50 km coastline along the Atlantic Ocean lies to the east, and the town of Kourou is to the south. The site includes administrative buildings and the numerous facilities required to launch the Vega-C and Ariane 6 rockets.
The map is credited to ESA and released under the ESA Standard Licence. Related links on the page referred to Ariane 6 launches, including one with the MTG-I2 satellite and a first liftoff with the most powerful boosters.



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