The National Centre for Space Studies is the French national space agency headquartered in central Paris and it comes under the supervision of the French Ministries of Defence and Research.
CNES, 2 Place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris, France
CNES facility in Toulouse
Ariane 1, 3 and 4 models in a CNES window
Ariane 5-ECA model showcase at CNES, Paris
The Guiana Space Centre, also called Europe's Spaceport, is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located approximately 310 mi (500 km) north of the equator at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Vega launch pad in 2017
Ariane 5 final assembly building
Ariane 6 pad in 2019
Soyuz-2 mobile service tower and flame trench