Country dossier · GUF

French Guiana

Advanced space-faring nation

A sourced snapshot of French Guiana's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.

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Capability tier

Advanced space-faring nation

Launches to orbit from its own territory: yesLaunch sites on record: 1Nationals who have flown: 0

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

CNES / ESA (Host)

Hosts an international or shared facility · established 1964

Source: Centre spatial guyanais (CSG)

Satellites (owner state)

No operational satellites attributed to this state in GCAT.

Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot

Ground stations

2

Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

French overseas department; covered by France's national space strategy and hosts the Centre Spatial Guyanais

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Not a party
Rescue Agreement 1968Not a party
Liability Convention 1972Not a party
Registration Convention 1975Not a party
Moon Agreement 1979Not a party
Artemis Accords 2020Not a signatory

Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)

Launch sites

  • Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) / Guiana Space CentreCNES (host) / ESA / Arianespace · Kourou, French Guiana · orbital · since 1968

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Milestones

  • 1964CNES / ESA (Host) established
  • 1968First orbital launch from national soil

Notable missions and contributions

  • James Webb Space Telescope launch (Ariane 5, 2021)
  • Rosetta, Juice