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Discover Venus in French Guiana

Venus in the region of French Guiana (general) is a town located in French Guiana - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) West of Cayenne , the country's capital .

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Local time in Venus is now 10:05 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Cayenne " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Savane Manuel, Pointe Combi, Malmanoury, Combi, and Cayenne. When in this area, you might want to check out Savane Manuel . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Venus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Stade Municipal (Sinnamary)

Stade Municipal is a multi-use stadium in Sinnamary, French Guiana. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home of US Sinnamary. The stadium holds 2,500 people.

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Located at 5.37 -52.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Football venues in French Guiana

Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz

The Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz (ELS) (in English; Soyuz Launch Complex), is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou/Sinnamary, French Guiana. It is used by Soyuz-ST rockets; modified versions of the Soyuz-2 optimised for launch from Kourou. The first launch to use the complex occurred on 21 October 2011, when a Soyuz ST-B launched the first two Galileo IOV-1 & IOV-2 spacecraft.

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Located at 5.30 -52.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Guiana Space Centre

ELA-2

ELA-2, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2 (French for Ariane Launch Area 2), was a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It was used by Arianespace for all 116 Ariane 4 launches between 1988 and 2003. Following the retirement of the Ariane 4 in favour of the Ariane 5, ELA-2 was deactivated. In September 2011 the pad's mobile service tower was demolished using explosives.

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Located at 5.23 -52.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Guiana Space Centre

Guiana Space Centre

The Guiana Space Centre or, more commonly, Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) is a French and European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana.

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Located at 5.24 -52.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in French Guiana, European Space Agency, Guiana Space Centre, Rocket launch sites, Space program of France, Spaceports

ELA-1

ELA-1, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 1 (French for Ariane Launch Area 1), also known as Ensemble de Lancement Vega, ELV, and CECLES, is a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guyana. It has been used to support launches of the Europa rocket, Ariane 1, 2 and 3, and is currently being rebuilt as a launch site for the future Vega programme.

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Located at 5.24 -52.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Guiana Space Centre