Construction of the new Soyuz launch facility

Construction of the new Soyuz launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre (Centre Spatial Guyanais – CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

View of the Soyuz launch platform from the flame pit. This five-level reinforced concrete structure houses mission equipment. The top two levels have 15 m-wide openings for the launch table and the erected Soyuz vehicle. Its upper area accommodates the pad infrastructure, including the service tower, the fuelling booms and the erector.