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Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3
Ariane Launch Complex 3

ELA-3 before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
Launch site	Guiana Space Centre
Location	5°14′20″N 52°46′05″W / 5.239°N 52.768°W / 5.239; -52.768
Time zone	UTC−03 (GFT)
Short name	ELA-3
Operator	Arianespace
Total launches	117
Launch history Status Inactive First launch 4 June 1996 Ariane 5 G (CLUSTER) Last launch 5 July 2023 Ariane 5 ECA (Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz) Associated rockets Ariane 5

ELA-3 (French: Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3, lit. 'Ariane Launch Complex 3') is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Currently inactive, the complex was first used in June 1996 in support of the now retired Ariane 5 rocket. ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) in size.

Launch history

References

1. "Europe's spaceport". ESA.
2. "V88 Ariane 501" (in French). 1997.
3. "Ariane 502—Results of detailed data analysis". ESA. 8 April 1998.
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5. "Arianespace releases initial information on Flight 157". ESA. 12 December 2002.
6. "First Ariane launch of 2006". ESA. 12 March 2006.
7. "Ariane 5 ECA carries record payload mass to GTO". ESA. 28 May 2006.
8. "Ariane 5 launches two telecommunications satellites". ESA. 12 August 2006.
9. "Fourth Ariane 5 launch of 2006". ESA. 16 October 2006.
10. "Fifth Ariane 5 launch completes a busy year". ESA. 9 December 2006.
11. "First Ariane 5 launch of 2007". ESA. 12 March 2007.
12. "Ariane 5 – second launch of six in 2007". ESA. 5 May 2007.
13. "Arianespace boosts SPACEWAY 3 and BSAT-3a into orbit". Arianespace. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
14. "Arianespace boosts Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 into orbit". Arianespace. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008.
15. "Ariane 5—fifth launch of six in 2007". ESA. 15 November 2007.
16. "Sixth successful Arianespace mission in 2007: RASCOM-QAF1 and Horizons-2 in orbit". Arianespace. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
17. "Mission Accomplished! Arianespace launches Jules Verne ATV to the International Space Station". Arianespace. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
18. "Arianespace orbits Star One C2 and VINASAT-1: Second successful launch in 2008". Arianespace+date=April 18, 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
19. "Successful dual launch for Arianespace: Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A in orbit; 25th successful launch in a row for Ariane 5". Arianespace. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
20. "Another successful Arianespace launch: ProtoStar I and BADR-6 are in orbit". Arianespace. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
21. "Another successful Arianespace launch: Superbird-7 and AMC-21 in orbit". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010.
22. "Two Eutelsat satellites are orbited by Arianespace on Ariane 5's 28th consecutive mission success". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
23. "Ariane 5 begins 2009 with another successful launch at Arianespace's service". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
24. "Arianespace launches two spacecraft on missions to explore the universe". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
25. "Ariane 5 soars to another heavy-lift success in lofting the TerreStar-1 mobile communications satellite". 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009.
26. "Ariane 5 soars to another heavy-lift success in lofting the TerreStar-1 mobile communications satellite". spaceref. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
27. "Another Arianespace launch success and a new commercial record for Ariane 5". Arianespace. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
28. "Ariane 5 delivers the NSS-12 and THOR 6 television broadcast satellites on Arianespace's sixth mission of 2009". Arianespace. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
29. "Arianespace delivers Helios 2B into Sun-synchronous polar orbit on Ariane 5's seventh flight of 2009". Arianespace. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
30. "Arianespace's double success: 50th Ariane 5 mission, 36th successful launch in a row—ASTRA 3B and COMSATBw-2 in orbit". Arianespace. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
31. "Mission accomplished! Arianespace orbits Arabsat-5A and COMS". Arianespace. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
32. "Arianespace Flight 196 orbits satellites for Africa and the Middle East". Arianespace. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015.
33. "Arianespace orbits satellites for Eutelsat and B-SAT". Arianespace. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
34. "Arianespace orbits INTELSAT 17 and HYLAS 1". Arianespace. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015.
35. "Arianespace 6 for 6 in 2010: Last mission of the year orbits Hispasat 1E and Koreasat 6". Arianespace. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
36. "Mission accomplished! ATV2 cargo vessel en route for the International Space Station". Arianespace. 16 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
37. "Arianespace launch a success: Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn in orbit". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
38. "Arianespace launch for Asia and India ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites in orbit". Arianespace. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
39. "A boost for direct broadcast satellites: ASTRA 1N and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R in orbit". Arianespace. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
40. "Arianespace launch a success: Arabsat 5C and SES-2 in orbit". Arianespace. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
41. "Mission accomplished! Arianespace launches ATV Edoardo Amaldi cargo vessel to the International Space Station". Arianespace. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012.
42. "Ariane 5 ECA rocket orbits JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2". Arianespace. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
43. "Ariane launches communications, weather satellites". spacetoday.net. 6 July 2012.
44. "Arianespace launch a success: Ariane 5 ECA orbits INTELSAT 20 and HYLAS 2 satellites". Arianespace. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
45. "Arianespace launch a success: Ariane 5 ECA orbits Astra 2F and GSAT-10 satellites". Arianespace. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
46. "Arianespace launch a success: Ariane 5 ECA orbits Eutelsat 21B and Star One C3 satellites". Arianespace. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
47. "Ariane 5 ECA orbits Skynet 5D and Mexsat Bicentenario satellites: 10 years of success, 10 tons of performance, 10 launches in 2012". Arianespace. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013.
48. "Ariane 5 delivers a record payload and completes back-to-back successes for Arianespace's launcher family". Arianespace. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
49. "Mission accomplished! Arianespace launches ATV4 Albert Einstein cargo vessel to the International Space Station". Arianespace. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015.
50. "Arianespace launch VA214: Mission accomplished! Ariane 5 ECA orbits Alphasat and INSAT-3D". Arianespace. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015.
51. "Arianespace delivers! EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7 are orbited by Ariane 5". Arianespace. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
52. "Arianespace launch VA 217: Mission accomplished! Ariane 5 ECA orbits ABS-2 and Athena Fidus". Arianespace. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015.
53. "Service continuity for established customers: Arianespace's Ariane 5 orbits satellites at the service of SES and HISPASAT". Arianespace. 22 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
54. "A milestone Ariane 5 mission with ATV payload underscores Arianespace's capabilities for Europe". Arianespace. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
55. "Ariane 5 delivers MEASAT-3b and Optus 10 into orbit on its 61st consecutive successful mission". Arianespace. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
56. "Arianespace delivers for Latin America! Ariane 5 orbits Intelsat 30 and ARSAT-1 on its latest success". Arianespace. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
57. "Ariane 5 delivers DIRECTV-14 and GSAT-16 to orbit on Arianespace's latest mission success". Arianespace. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.
58. "A dual-payload success for Europe: Arianespace's Ariane 5 gives a "lift" to the THOR 7 and SICRAL 2 satellites". Arianespace. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
59. "Arianespace delivers for the Americas! DirecTV-15 and SKY México-1 are orbited by Ariane 5". Arianespace. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
60. "Keeping up the pace: Ariane 5 orbits Star One C4 and MSG-4 on Arianespace's sixth flight in 2015". Arianespace. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
61. "An "on the numbers" Ariane 5 success for two long-time Arianespace customers: Eutelsat and Intelsat". Arianespace. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
62. "Maintaining Arianespace's 2015 launch cadence: Ariane 5 orbits Sky Muster and ARSAT-2". Arianespace. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015.
63. "Arianespace orbits Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 satellites for Arabsat and ISRO" (Press release). Arianespace. 10 November 2015.
64. Clark, Stephen (28 January 2016). "First Intelsat Epic satellite deployed by Ariane 5 rocket". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
65. Bergin, Chris (8 March 2016). "Ariane 5 successfully launches Eutelsat 65 West A". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

v t e Ariane (rocket family)
Rockets	Current Ariane 6 In development Ariane Next Retired Ariane 1 Ariane 2 Ariane 3 Ariane 4 Ariane 5
Launch sites	Guiana Space Centre (Kourou) ELA-1 ELA-2 ELA-3 ELA-4
Engines	Aestus HM7B P120C P160C Viking Vinci Vulcain
Launches	List of launches 1979–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029
Flights	VA240 VA241 VA242 VA244 VA243 VA245 VA246 VA247 VA248 VA253 VA254 VA255 VA256 VA262
Organizations	Manufacturing ArianeGroup Airbus Space Aérospatiale (merged) Safran Aircraft Engines Beyond Gravity MT Aerospace SABCA Nammo Launch provider Arianespace Related European Space Agency CNES
Related	Proposals SUSIE Cancelled Adeline Ariane 5 ME DC4EU Hermes Retired Automated Transfer Vehicle Europa
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