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We have worked on the spaceport since 2016: launch campaigns, monitoring of the construction of the Ariane 6 launch complex, structural inspections, topographic surveys and virtual tours. Flights there require authorisation, and we stay discreet about recent missions.
Key facts
| Since | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Launch campaigns | 30+ |
| Ariane 6 site | Monthly monitoring 2018–2021, 200-panorama virtual tour in 2023 |
| Missions listed | 16 |
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16 missions at this location
Photogrammetric inspection of launch complex structures
Photogrammetric survey of 680 hectares around the sounding rocket launch complex
On 15 and 16 April 2026: 25,928 oblique and vertical images at 120 m, a 667-million-point cloud, a 274-million-face mesh, a 3.48 cm orthophoto and contour lines, for a low-level wind simulation.
- 680 ha
- 25 928 images
Four long-term time-lapses on a launch-site construction project
Cameras installed for three months on viewpoints agreed with the client, monthly photo monitoring of the site.
Jet guide and deflector inspected after the fourth Ariane 6 launch
The same imagery after the November 2025 flight: jet guide outside and inside, then the deflector.
Hydrogen burn pond igniters checked at every launch preparation
Seven thermal camera visits between February 2025 and April 2026, at each phase of Ariane 6 launch preparations on the ELA4.
ELA4 jet guide inspected after the third Ariane 6 launch
Outside and inside of the jet guide in 360° views, over its full height.
Inspection of the ELA4 deflector
Close-up photos of the deflector of the Ariane 6 launch complex.
Digital twin of the inside of the ELA4 flame trenches
Full photogrammetric survey of both flame trenches: digital twin, eight orthophotos at about 1.5 mm per pixel of the walls, floors and ceilings, and a web interface to measure and overlay surveys.
- 8 orthophotos
- 1,5 mm per pixel
ELA4 flame trench concrete walls compared with their November 2023 state
Photos of 7 May 2025 retaken position by position and compared with those of November 2023; the report of 15 May locates the deterioration that appeared on the walls of the east and west trenches.
ELA4 jet guide inspected after the second Ariane 6 launch
Outside of the jet guide and inside in 360° views over its full height; photos and mosaics viewable in a web interface.
Flame trenches, jet guide and deflector inspected after the first Ariane 6 launch
After the July 2024 maiden flight: concrete walls of the flame trenches, sprinkler nozzles, jet guide in 360° views over its full height and deflector, with mosaics viewable in a web interface.
Hydrogen burn pond igniters checked before the first Ariane 6 launch
Two thermal camera visits, on 12 and 24 June 2024.
Emergency drone support during a vegetation fire
Locating hotspots, infrared flights to detect residual heat and mapping of the burnt area over two days.
LiDAR and photogrammetry survey of three areas, including the former Diamant site
Orthophotos from 3 to 50 cm resolution, 1 m contour lines (terrain and surface) and point clouds delivered in DWG.
First survey of the inside of the ELA4 flame trenches
Photos of the concrete walls on all four faces of both flame trenches, the sprinkler nozzles, the jet guide, outside and inside, and the deflector; this first inspection also set the limits of the equipment in these enclosed volumes.
ELA4 hydrogen burn pond igniters checked during the Ariane 6 tests
Seven thermal camera visits between 23 June and 14 December 2023, during the Ariane 6 tests on its launch complex.
- 7 visits
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97310 Kourou
French Guiana
Route des Trois-Îlets
97229 Les Trois-Îlets
Martinique
20030-041 Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Brazil