ELA-3
Launch pad at Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ELA-3 (French: Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3, lit. 'Ariane Launch Complex 3'), is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. ELA-3 was operated by Arianespace as part of the expendable launch system for Ariane 5 launch vehicles. As of July 2023[update], 117 launches have been carried out from it, the first of which occurred on 4 June 1996. The final launch occurred on 5 July 2023.
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Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) | ||||||||||
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Location | 5.239°N 52.768°W / 5.239; -52.768 | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC−03 (GFT) | ||||||||||
Short name | ELA-3 | ||||||||||
Operator | Arianespace · ESA | ||||||||||
Total launches | 117 | ||||||||||
Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
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ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres in size.[1]