ELA-1
ELA-1, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 1 (French for Ariane Launch Area 1), now named Ensemble de Lancement Vega (short ELV), is a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It has been used to support launches of the Europa rocket, Ariane 1, Ariane 3, and is currently used to launch Vega rockets.
Vega launch pad in 2017 | |||||||||||
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais | ||||||||||
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| Location | 5.236°N 52.775°W | ||||||||||
| Short name | CECLES, ELA-1, ELV | ||||||||||
| Operator | European Space Agency CNES | ||||||||||
| Total launches | 49 1 Europa 11 Ariane 1 5 Ariane 2 9 Ariane 3 23 Vega | ||||||||||
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