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gptkbp:instanceOf
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piston engine
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gptkbp:advantage
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efficient launches to geostationary orbit
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gptkbp:area
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850 km²
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:France
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gptkbp:employs
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over 1,700 people
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:French_government
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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first Ariane 1 launch in 1979
first Soyuz launch from outside Russia/Kazakhstan in 2011
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Guiana Space Centre
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:SOCA
gptkb:XGF
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gptkbp:latitude
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5.236° N
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gptkbp:launchPad
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gptkb:ELA-1
gptkb:ELA-2
gptkb:ELA-3
gptkb:Soyuz_Launch_Complex
ELA-4
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Kourou
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gptkbp:longitude
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52.768° W
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gptkbp:nearby
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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gptkb:Ariane_5_launch_complex
gptkb:Final_Assembly_Building
gptkb:Soyuz_launch_complex
gptkb:Vega_launch_complex
gptkb:Launch_Control_Center
Payload Preparation Complex
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gptkbp:notableMission
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gptkb:Soyuz-ST
gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Vega
gptkb:Ariane_6
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gptkbp:opened
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1968
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:CNES
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:Arianespace
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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space exploration
satellite launches
commercial launches
scientific missions
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gptkbp:proximityToEquator
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gptkb:center
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:French_Guiana
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gptkbp:servesCity
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gptkb:Kourou
gptkb:Cayenne
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gptkbp:status
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active
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gptkbp:timezone
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GFT (UTC−3)
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gptkbp:usedFor
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Ariane launches
Soyuz launches
Vega launches
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gptkbp:website
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https://centrespatialguyanais.cnes.fr/en
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:BepiColombo_mission
gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkb:Rosetta_mission
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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