ocr: TODAY The European space- port at Kourou, in French Guiana, is the launch centre for the Ariane family of rockets. Its three launch com- plexes cover an areg of 96,000 hectares. The space centre at Kourou. SCIENTIFIC MISSIONS In addition to SOHO, ESA has flown or collaborated in many oth- er other scientific missions, including: IUE, SPACELAB, GIOTTO, HIPPARCOS, HUBBLE, ULYSSES, EURECA,ISOand CLUSTER II.
