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French startup Latitude commits EUR 8 million to French Guiana launch site

French launcher startup Latitude committed EUR 8 million to its section of CNES's EUR 50 million ELM-Diamant shared launch complex in French Guiana, backed by France 2030, ahead of its Zephyr rocket's planned 2026 debut there.

Reported Editor-read European Spaceflight, 26 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not confirm the facility's completion or that Latitude's Zephyr will fly on schedule.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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