Roche Elisabeth

French Guiana / Cayenne / Kourou /

quarry, quarry pond

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Former quarry used to build the Guiana Space Centre.
The actual lake is used to fill the launch pad water tower through a pumping station.

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Coordinates: 5°13'44"N 52°46'12"W

Carrière de Roche Corail 14 km
Quarry 75 km
tcl quarry 1108 km
Cantera La Concepcion 1176 km
Quarry 1407 km
Quarry 1649 km
St. Kitts Construction Company Quarry 1728 km
Quarry 1914 km
Cantera San Antonio 2059 km
Cantera ProCan 2065 km

ZL2 (Ariane 4 Launch Pad) 0.7 km
ZLV (Vega Launch Pad) 1 km
ZL3 (Ariane 5 launch pad) 1.2 km
Orchidée Technical Centre (ZTO) 1.3 km
Guiana Space Center 3.3 km
Ariane 6 launch complex 4.2 km
Diane S-/X-band telemetry/tracking station (European Space Agency) 4.6 km
Sounding Rockets Launch Complex 4.9 km
UPG (Solid propellant production plants) 5.1 km
Carrière de Roche Corail 14 km

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ZL2 (Ariane 4 Launch Pad) ZLV (Vega Launch Pad) ZL3 (Ariane 5 launch pad) Orchidée Technical Centre (ZTO) Guiana Space Center Ariane 6 launch complex Diane S-/X-band telemetry/tracking station (European Space Agency) Sounding Rockets Launch Complex UPG (Solid propellant production plants) Carrière de Roche Corail