ELA-3
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, 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.
ELA-3 before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope | |||||||||||
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) | ||||||||||
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| Location | 5.239°N 52.768°W | ||||||||||
| 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.
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