Russian Infrastructure Dismantled at Guiana Space Centre to Make Way for European Rockets
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/51256532
> MaiaSpace has started dismantling the former launch complex used for Russian Soyuz-ST rockets at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
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> This is part of preparations for launching its own two-stage Maia rocket, as previously reported by European Spaceflight. The demolition of the service tower was reported by the Russian Telegram community Zakrytyy kosmos.
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> Previously, workers had already cut the four support structures that held the rocket before launch, along with the cable masts.
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> The site had remained unused since 2022, after the European Space Agency ended its cooperation with Russia.
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> The company has already secured a new customer – Eutelsat – to launch communication satellites for the OneWebconstellation into orbit. The rocket’s first full flight and the start of commercial missions are scheduled for 2027.
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> [Web Archive link](https://web.archive.org/web/20260424105851/https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russian-infrastructure-guiana-space-centre/)
> MaiaSpace has started dismantling the former launch complex used for Russian Soyuz-ST rockets at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
>
> This is part of preparations for launching its own two-stage Maia rocket, as previously reported by European Spaceflight. The demolition of the service tower was reported by the Russian Telegram community Zakrytyy kosmos.
>
> Previously, workers had already cut the four support structures that held the rocket before launch, along with the cable masts.
>
> The site had remained unused since 2022, after the European Space Agency ended its cooperation with Russia.
>
> The company has already secured a new customer – Eutelsat – to launch communication satellites for the OneWebconstellation into orbit. The rocket’s first full flight and the start of commercial missions are scheduled for 2027.
>
> ...
>
> [Web Archive link](https://web.archive.org/web/20260424105851/https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russian-infrastructure-guiana-space-centre/)