ELA-3
ELA-3
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| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre | ||||||||||
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| Location | 5°14′20″N 52°46′05″W / 5.239°N 52.768°W | ||||||||||
| Short name | ELA-3 | ||||||||||
| Operator | Arianespace/ESA | ||||||||||
| Total launches | 88 | ||||||||||
| Launch pad(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Launch history | |
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| Status | Active |
| First launch | 4 June 1996 Ariane 5 G / CLUSTER |
| Last launch | 5 October 2016 Ariane 5 ECA / Sky Muster II + GSAT-18 |
| Associated rockets |
Ariane 5 |
ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (French for Ariane Launch Area 3), is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guyana. ELA-3 is operated by Arianespace as part of the expendable launch system for Ariane 5 rockets. As of October 2016[update], 88 launches have been carried out from it, the first of which occurred on 4 June 1996.
ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres in size.
As of 5 October 2016[update], the next launch from ELA-3 is scheduled to occur on 17 November 2016, carrying four Galileo satellites on the FOC-M6 mission.
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