BIL (Ariane 5 Launcher Integration Building)
French Guiana /
Cayenne /
Kourou /
World
/ French Guiana
/ Cayenne
/ Kourou
World / French Guiana / Cayenne
This is where they assemble the rocket's first and second stages with the 2 boosters, then the rocket goes to the final assembly building for payload integration and checkout of the whole rocket prior to rollout.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 5°13'15"N 52°46'24"W
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- Laarwijk 260 km
- Susanna's Daal 267 km
- Livorno 278 km
- Rieshi 279 km
- Pikin Saron 288 km
- Bigi Poika 306 km
- Apetina 316 km
- Pusugrunu 348 km
- Roche Elisabeth 1 km
- Orchidée Technical Centre (ZTO) 1.2 km
- ZL2 (Ariane 4 Launch Pad) 1.2 km
- ZLV (Vega Launch Pad) 1.7 km
- ZL3 (Ariane 5 launch pad) 2.2 km
- Guiana Space Center 3.1 km
- Roche Nicole 4.1 km
- Sounding Rockets Launch Complex 4.8 km
- Diane S-/X-band telemetry/tracking station (European Space Agency) 4.9 km
- Carrière de Roche Corail 13 km