5 years ago, on January 16, 2020, Arianespace launched the European Space Agency's Ariane 5 rocket with the Eutelsat Konnect BB4A for the French company Eutelsat and the GSAT-30 telecommunications satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Located 12 km (7.5 miles) from the nearest launch site, this paid viewing location is great for families.
Check with the museum for hours of operation changes for certain launches.
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This public beach is a great location for families who want to spend a day together and catch a nearby rocket launch.
Located 17 km (10.6 miles) from the closest launch pad, this beach offers unobscured views of launches out over the Atlantic Ocean.
This beach-front park is a great location for families to relax and watch a launch.
Occasionally, there are space education activities for children.
In advance of launch, you can request free launch viewing tickets from the Guiana Space Centre from four different locations.
Reservations can be made by contacting the space centre through email: csg-accueil@cnes.fr
ELA-3 (Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3) is a launch pad built specially for the Ariane 5 rocket - the European Space Agency's (ESA's) and Arianespace's heavy-lift workhorse vehicle.
Built in the mid-1990s, it was first used on June 4, 1996 for the maiden launch of Ariane 5.
ELA-3 is located in the Guiana Space Centre (French: Centre Spatial Guyanais), a French and European spaceport located near Kourou in French Guiana near the northern tip of South America.
The space centre itself has been operational since 1968 and has hosted launches for the ESA, the French National Centre for Space Studies, and commercial companies Arianespace and Azercosmos.
A total of 9 different rocket types have launched from the Guiana Space Centre, including three active rockets and six retired vehicles.
The current rocket fleet at the space center is comprised of the Ariane 5 for heavy payloads, the Russian-provided Soyuz-STB for medium-mass payloads, and Vega for smaller mass payloads.
The Ariane 6, currently under development, will launch from CSG beginning in the early 2020s.