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As education is a fundamental part of CNES’s mission, it is naturally central to its activities in French Guiana.

Funding and technical support from CNES help to launch or consolidate local initiatives that contribute to regional development.

Having been involved from the outset in the development of French Guiana’s economic and social fabric, CNES works in consultation with local stakeholders.

CNES provides local stakeholders with its resources and expertise in administrative, technical and scientific matters to support economic and social development and education.

The decision to create a spaceport in French Guiana in 1964 linked the history of CNES, the site’s owner and co-manager, to that of French Guiana itself.

On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with an Ariane 64 equipped for the first time with four advanced solid-propellant P160C boosters.

A crucial contract for the Hyguane project was signed in the Jupiter Control Room at Europe’s Spaceport.

On May 19th, at 00.52 AM local time (03.52 UTC; 05.52 AM CEST), Avio successfully launched the Smile scientific satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) from Europe spaceport with a Vega-C launcher.

On 30 April, Géraldine Naja, ESA’s Director of Space Transportation, and Philippe Lier, Director of Europe’s spaceport, formalised a new funding agreement under the ESA-French space agency contract for operating Europe’s spaceport between 2026 and 2030.

To mark the European Night of Museums, Guyaspace Expérience is opening its doors free of charge on 23 May from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The launch campaign for the VV29 mission is entering its final phase at Europe’s spaceport. Here’s a closer look at the latest operations.

The European-Chinese Smile mission, initially scheduled for April 9th, is now due to launch on Tuesday 19 May 2026, at 00:52 local time, 05:52 Paris time, 04:52 (UTC) on a European Vega-C rocket.