El Hierro Launch Centre
El Hierro Launch Centre (in Spanish: ''Centro de Lanzamiento Espacial de La Isla de El Hierro'') is a proposed project by Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) to create a spaceport on the island of El Hierro, called the "Meridian Zero Island" as it was the westernmost position of the known world. It would be located in the south of the island, in the area of Tacorón, 5 km from La Restinga. in the municipality of El Pinar, Canary Islands. It is being proposed as a center of civil use exclusively, for the launch of micro- and nanosatellites with scientific or commercial objectives, such as telecommunications or Earth observation. The launch location would allow reaching polar orbit with a margin, without affecting the countries of West Africa. It could also be launched into an inclined equatorial orbit. Other conditions that make the island a good location are the small population of the island, and the reduced maritime and air traffic, as only one airway pass ...
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El Pinar, Canary Islands
El Pinar (Spanish: ''El Pinar de El Hierro'') is a Spanish municipality on the island of El Hierro (nicknamed ''Isla del Meridiano'', the "Meridian Island"), Canary Islands. It was created in 2007. Sites of interest At the western end of El Pinar is the Punta Orchilla lighthouse which was completed in 1933. See also *Pico de Malpaso Pico de Malpaso (English: "difficult step peak") is the highest point on the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, Spain. Geography The summit rises at the centre of the island on the border between Frontera and El Pinar de El Hierro mu ... References Municipalities in El Hierro {{Spain-stub ...
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