ELA-3

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 Guiana. ELA-3 is operated by Arianespace as part of the expendable launch system for Ariane 5 rockets. As of December 2019, 106 launches have been carried out from it, the first of which occurred on 4 June 1996.

Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3
ELA-3
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre
Location5.239°N 52.768°W / 5.239; -52.768
Time zoneUTC−03 (GFT)
Short nameELA-3
OperatorArianespace / ESA
Total launches109
Launch pad(s)1
Launch history
StatusActive
First launch04 June 1996
Ariane 5 G / CLUSTER
Last launch15 August 2020
Ariane 5 ECA / BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2
Associated
rockets		Ariane 5

ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres in size.[1]

Launch history
Date & Time
(UTC)		 Flight
number		 Launcher Variant Serial
number		 Payload(s) Outcome#
1996-06-04 12:34:06V-88[2]Ariane 5G501ClusterFailure1
1997-10-30 13:43:00V-101G502MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YESPartial failure[3]2
1998-10-21 16:37:21V-112G503MaqSat 3, ARDSuccess3
1999-12-10 14:32:07V-119G504XMM-NewtonSuccess4
2000-03-21 23:28:19V-128G505INSAT-3B, AsiaStarSuccess5
2000-09-14 22:54:07V-130G506Astra 2B, GE-7Success6
2000-11-16 01:07:07V-135G507PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1DSuccess7
2000-12-20 00:26:00V-138G508Astra 2D, GE-8, LDREXSuccess8
2001-03-08 22:51:00V-140G509Eutelsat 28A, BSAT-2aSuccess9
2001-07-12 22:58:00V-142G510Artemis, BSAT-2bPartial failure[4]10
2002-03-01 01:07:59V-145G511EnvisatSuccess11
2002-07-05 23:22:00V-153G512Stellat 5, N-Star cSuccess12
2002-08-28 22:45:00V-155G513Atlantic Bird 1, Meteosat 8Success13
2002-12-11 22:22:00V-157ECA517Hot Bird 7, StentorFailure[5]14
2003-04-09 22:52:19V-160G514INSAT-3A, Galaxy 12Success15
2003-06-11 22:38:15V-161G515Optus and Defence C1, BSAT-2cSuccess16
2003-09-27 23:14:46V-162G516INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1Success17
2004-03-02 07:17:44V-158G+518RosettaSuccess18
2004-07-18 00:44:00V-163G+519Anik F2Success19
2004-12-18 16:26:00V-165G+520Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01Success20
2005-02-12 21:03:00V-164ECA521XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, SloshsatSuccess21
2005-08-11 08:20:00V-166GS523Thaicom 4Success22
2005-10-13 22:32:00V-168GS524Syracuse 3A, Galaxy 15Success23
2005-11-16 23:46:00V-167ECA522Spaceway F2, TELKOM-2Success24
2005-12-21 22:33:00V-169GS525INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9Success25
2006-03-11 22:32:50V-170ECA527Spainsat, Hot Bird 7ASuccess[6]26
2006-05-27 21:09V-171ECA529Satmex 6, Thaicom 5Success[7]27
2006-08-11 22:15V-172ECA531JCSAT-10, Syracuse 3BSuccess[8]28
2006-10-13 20:56V-173ECA533DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2Success[9]29
2006-12-08 22:08V-174ECA534WildBlue 1, AMC-18Success[10]30
2007-03-11 22:03V-175ECA535Skynet 5A, INSAT-4BSuccess[11]31
2007-05-04 22:29V-176ECA536Astra 1L, Galaxy 17Success[12]32
2007-08-14 23:44V-177ECA537Spaceway-3, BSAT-3ASuccess[13]33
2007-10-05 22:02V-178GS526Intelsat 11, Optus D2Success[14]34
2007-11-14 22:06V-179ECA538Skynet 5B, Star One C1Success[15]35
2007-12-21 21:41V-180GS530RASCOM-QAF 1, Horizons-2Success[16]36
2008-03-09 04:03V-181ES528ATV-1 "Jules Verne"Success[17]37
2008-04-18 22:17V-182ECA539Star One C2, Vinasat-1Success[18]38
2008-06-12 22:05V-183ECA540Turksat 3A, Skynet 5CSuccess[19]39
2008-07-07 21:47V-184ECA541Badr-6, ProtoStar ISuccess[20]40
2008-08-14 20:44V-185ECA542AMC-21, Superbird 7Success[21]41
2008-12-20 22:35V-186ECA543Eutelsat W2M, Hot Bird 9Success[22]42
2009-02-12 22:09V-187ECA545Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale BSuccess[23]43
2009-05-14 13:12V-188ECA546Herschel, PlanckSuccess[24]44
2009-07-01 19:52V-189ECA547TerreStar-1Success[25]45
2009-08-21 22:09V-190ECA548JCSAT-12, Optus D3Success[26]46
2009-10-01 21:59V-191ECA549Amazonas 2, COMSATBw-1Success[27]47
2009-10-29 20:00V-192ECA550NSS-12, Thor 6Success[28]48
2009-12-18 16:26V-193GS532Helios 2BSuccess[29]49
2010-05-21 22:01V-194ECA551Astra 3B, COMSATBw-2Success[30]50
2010-06-26 21:41V-195ECA552Arabsat-5A, COMS-1Success[31]51
2010-08-04 20:59V-196ECA554Nilesat 201, RASCOM-QAF 1RSuccess[32]52
2010-10-28 21:51V-197ECA555Eutelsat W3B, BSAT-3bSuccess[33]53
2010-11-26 18:39V-198ECA556Intelsat 17, HYLAS 1Success[34]54
2010-12-29 21:27V-199ECA557Koreasat 6, HispaSat-1ESuccess[35]55
2011-02-16 21:50V-200ES544ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler"Success[36]56
2011-04-22 21:37VA-201ECA558Yahsat 1A, Intelsat New DawnSuccess[37]57
2011-05-20 20:38VA-202ECA559ST-2, GSAT-8Success[38]58
2011-08-06 22:52VA-203ECA560Astra 1N, BSAT 3cSuccess[39]59
2011-09-21 21:38VA-204ECA561Arabsat 5C, SES-2Success[40]60
2012-03-23 04:34VA-205ES553ATV-3 "Edoardo Amaldi"Success[41]61
2012-05-15 22:13VA-206ECA562JCSAT-13, Vinasat-2Success[42]62
2012-07-05 21:36VA-207ECA563EchoStar XVII, MSG-3Success[43]63
2012-08-02 20:54VA-208ECA564INTELSAT 20, HYLAS 2Success[44]64
2012-09-28 21:18VA-209ECA565Astra 2F, GSAT-10Success[45]65
2012-11-10 21:05VA-210ECA566Eutelsat 21B, Star One C3Success[46]66
2012-12-19 21:49VA-211ECA567Skynet 5D, MEXSAT-3Success[47]67
2013-02-07 21:36VA-212ECA568Amazonas-3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1aSuccess[48]68
2013-06-05 21:52VA-213ES592ATV-4 "Albert Einstein"Success[49]69
2013-07-25 19:54VA-214ECA569Alphasat I-XL, INSAT-3DSuccess[50]70
2013-08-29 20:30VA-215ECA570Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1, GSAT-7Success[51]71
2014-02-06 21:30VA-217ECA572ABS-2, Athena-FidusSuccess[52]72
2014-03-22 22:04VA-216ECA571Astra 5B, Amazonas 4ASuccess[53]73
2014-07-29 23:47VA-219ES593ATV-5 "Georges Lemaître"Success[54]74
2014-09-11 22:05VA-218ECA573MEASAT 3b, Optus 10Success[55]75
2014-10-16 21:43VA-220ECA574Intelsat 30, ARSAT-1Success[56]76
2014-12-06 20:40VA-221ECA575DirecTV-14, GSAT-16Success[57]77
2015-04-26 20:00VA-222ECA576Thor 7, SICRAL-2Success[58]78
2015-05-27 21:16VA-223ECA577DirecTV-15, Sky Mexico 1Success[59]79
2015-07-15 21:42VA-224ECA578Star One C4, MSG-4Success[60]80
2015-08-20 20:34VA-225ECA579Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34Success[61]81
2015-09-30 20:30VA-226ECA580NBN Co 1A, ARSAT-2Success[62]82
2015-11-10 21:34VA-227ECA581Arabsat 6B, GSAT-15Success[63]83
2016-01-27 23:20VA-228ECA583Intelsat 29eSuccess[64]84
2016-03-09 05:20VA-229ECA582Eutelsat 65 West ASuccess[65]85
2016-06-18 21:38VA-230ECA584EchoStar 18, BRIsatSuccess86
2016-08-24 22:16VA-232ECA586Intelsat 33e, Intelsat 36Success87
2016-10-05 20:30VA-231ECA585Sky Muster II, GSAT-18Success88
2016-11-17 10:07VA-233ES594Galileo FOC M6Success89
2016-12-21 17:30VA-234ECA587Star One D1, JCSAT-15Success90
2017-02-14 18:39VA-235ECA588Intelsat 32e / SkyBrasil-1, Telkom 3SSuccess91
2017-05-04 21:50VA-236ECA589Koreasat 7, SGDC-1Success92
2017-06-01 23:45VA-237ECA590ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172BSuccess93
2017-06-28 21:15VA-238ECA591EuropaSat / Hellas Sat 3, GSAT-17Success94
2017-09-29 21:56VA-239ECA5100Intelsat 37e, BSAT-4aSuccess95
2017-12-12 18:36VA-240ES595Galileo FOC M7Success96
2018-01-25 22:20VA-241ECA5101SES-14 with GOLD, Al Yah 3Partial failure97
2018-04-05 21:34VA-242ECA5102Superbird-8 / DSN-1, HYLAS-4Success98
2018-07-25 11:25VA-244ES595Galileo FOC M8Success99
2018-09-25 22:38VA-243ECA5103Horizons-3e, Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38Success100
2018-10-20 01:45VA-245ECA5105BepiColomboSuccess101
2018-12-04 20:37VA-246ECA5104aGSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT 2ASuccess102
2019-02-05 21:01VA-247ECA5106GSAT-31, Hellas Sat 4 / SaudiGeoSat 1Success103
2019-06-20 21:43VA-248ECA5107DirecTV-16, Eutelsat 7CSuccess104
2019-08-06 19:30VA-249ECA5108EDRS-C/HYLAS-3, Intelsat 39Success105
2019-11-26 21:23VA-250ECA5109Inmarsat-5 F5, TIBA-1Success106
2020-01-16 21:05VA-251ECA5110Eutelsat Konnect, GSAT-30Success107
2020-02-18 22:18VA-252ECA5111JCSAT-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2BSuccess108
2020-08-15 22:04VA-253ECA5112BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2Success109

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