Kourou
Britishnoun
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Juice launched on an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou in April 2023.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The spacecraft achieved lift-off on a Vega-C rocket at 0352 GMT on Tuesday from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
The satellite is due to be launched at 10:15 BST from ESA's Kourou station in French Guiana.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
ESA's XMM-Newton observatory was launched in December 1999 from Kourou, French Guiana.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2024
They were landed at the mouth of the Kourou, where no preparation had been made for their reception, and where even water was not to be obtained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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