ELA-2

Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2
	An Ariane 4 rocket at ELA-2
Launch site	Guiana Space Centre
Coordinates	5.232°N 52.776°W
Short name	ELA-2
Operator	Arianespace/ESA
Total launches	119
Launch pad(s)	1
Orbital inclination ; range	5°-100°
Status
Launch history
Status	Inactive
First launch	28 March 1986; Ariane 3 / GStar-2/Brasilsat-A2
Last launch	15 February 2003; Ariane 4 / Intelsat 907
Associated; rockets	Ariane 4, Ariane 3, Ariane 2

ELA-2, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2 (French for Ariane Launch Area 2), was a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It was used by Arianespace for two Ariane 3 launches (V17 in 1986, V25 in 1988), the second Ariane 2 launch in 1987 (the 20th Ariane launch), and all 116 Ariane 4 launches between 1988 and 2003. Following the retirement of the Ariane 4 in favour of the Ariane 5, ELA-2 was deactivated. In September 2011 the pad's mobile service tower was demolished using explosives.

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