ELA-2

Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2

An Ariane 4 rocket at ELA-2
Launch site	Guiana Space Centre
Coordinates	5°13′55″N 52°46′34″W / 5.232°N 52.776°W / 5.232; -52.776Coordinates: 5°13′55″N 52°46′34″W / 5.232°N 52.776°W / 5.232; -52.776
Short name	ELA-2
Operator	Arianespace/ESA
Total launches	119
Launch pad(s)	1
Min / max orbital inclination	5°-100°
Launch history Status Inactive First launch 28 March 1986 (1986-03-28) 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.