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CSG (Centre Spatial Guyanais) Kourou, French Guiana. Created and operated by the French space agency CNES, Europe’s spaceport was vastly enlarged under ESA sponsorship for Ariane launches, both developmental and commercial. CSG is advantageously located on the northern coast of South America for safe launches over the Atlantic Ocean. It also takes advantage of the Earth’s rotation near the equator to gain 10 % or more in liftable satellite mass compared with the U.S. spaceport at Cape Canaveral. |
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