Retired 🇬🇫French Guiana
Ariane Launch Area 2
A launch pad at Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.119 launches have flown from it since March 1986, 116 of 119 successfully.
Launches
119
Success rate
97.5% 116/119
Failures
3
First flight
1986-03-28
Latest flight
2003-02-15
Busiest year
1995 11 flights
Fastest turnaround
16d 25m
Location
Pad record
- Coordinates
- 5.2320° N
52.7782° W - Status
- Retired
- Spaceport
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- French Guiana
- Pad operator
- Arianespace
- LL2 pad tally
- 119 upstream count
- Reference
- Wikipedia
About this pad
The ELA-2 pad, built in 1986, had been used for Ariane 4 launches from 1988 until 2003. Before 1988, although purpose-built for Ariane 4, the pad hosted an Ariane-2 and two Ariane-3 launches.
Who launches from here
2 operatorsVehicles flown
8 typesLaunches per year
decided flights1986Peak 1995, 11 launches2003
Orbits delivered
7 destinationsGeostationary Orbit 99Low Earth Orbit 7Geostationary Transfer Orbit 5Geosynchronous Orbit 4Polar Orbit 2Elliptical Orbit 1Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit 1
Flight record
119 flights| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-15 | Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 907 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2002-12-17 | Ariane 44L | NSS 6 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2002-09-06 | Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 906 | Ariane 44L | Lockheed Martin | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2002-06-05 | Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 905 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2002-05-04 | Ariane 42P | SPOT 5 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2002-04-16 | Ariane 44L | NSS 7 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2002-03-29 | Ariane 44L | JCSAT 2A | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2002-02-23 | Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 904 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2002-01-23 | Ariane 42L | Insat 3C | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2001-11-27 | Ariane 44LP | DirecTV-4S | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2001-09-25 | Ariane 44P | Atlantic Bird 2 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2001-08-30 | Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 902 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2001-06-09 | Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 901 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2001-02-07 | Ariane 44L | SICRAL 1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2001-01-10 | Ariane 44P | Turksat 2A | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2000-11-21 | Ariane 44L | Anik F1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-10-29 | Ariane 44LP | Europe*Star 1 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-10-06 | Ariane 42L | N-SAT-110 | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-09-06 | Ariane 44P | Eutelsat W1 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-08-17 | Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-04-19 | Ariane 42L | Galaxy 4R | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-02-18 | Ariane 44LP | Superbird B2 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-01-25 | Ariane 42L | Galaxy 10R | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-12-22 | Ariane 44L | Galaxy 11 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-12-03 | Ariane 40 | Helios 1B | Ariane 40 | Arianespace | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1999-11-13 | Ariane 44LP | GE 4 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-10-19 | Ariane 44LP | Orion 2 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-09-25 | Ariane 44LP | Telstar 7 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-09-04 | Ariane 42P | Mugunghwa 3 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-08-12 | Ariane 42P | Telkom 1 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-04-02 | Ariane 42P | Insat 2E | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-02-26 | Ariane 44L | Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-12-22 | Ariane 42L | PAS 6B | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-12-06 | Ariane 42L | Satmex 5 | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-10-28 | Ariane 44L | Afristar & GE 5 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-10-05 | Ariane 44L | Eutelsat W2 & Sirius 3 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-09-16 | Ariane 44LP | PAS 7 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-08-25 | Ariane 44P | ST-1 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-04-28 | Ariane 44P | Nilesat 101 & BSat 1b | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-03-24 | Ariane 40 | SPOT-4 | Ariane 40 | Arianespace | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1998-02-27 | Ariane 42P | Hot Bird 4 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-02-04 | Ariane 44LP | Inmarsat-3 F5 & Brasilsat B3 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-12-22 | Ariane 42L | INTELSAT 804 | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-12-02 | Ariane 44P | JCSAT 1B & Equator-S | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-11-12 | Ariane 44L | Sirius 2 & Indostar 1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-09-23 | Ariane 42L | INTELSAT 803 | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-09-02 | Ariane 44LP | Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-08-08 | Ariane 44P | PAS 6 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-06-25 | Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 802 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-06-03 | Ariane 44L | INMARSAT III F-4 & Insat 2D | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-04-16 | Ariane 44LP | Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-03-01 | Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 801 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-01-30 | Ariane 44L | GE 2 & Nahuel 1A | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-11-13 | Ariane 44L | Arabsat 2B & MEASAT 2 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-09-11 | Ariane 42P | Echostar II | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-08-08 | Ariane 44L | Italsat F2 & Télécom 2D | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-07-09 | Ariane 44L | Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-06-15 | Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 709 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-05-16 | Ariane 44L | Palapa C2 & AMOS 1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-04-20 | Ariane 42P | M-SAT 1 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-03-14 | Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 707 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-02-05 | Ariane 44P | N-Star b | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-01-12 | Ariane 44L | PAS 3R & MEASAT 1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-12-06 | Ariane 44L | Telecom 2C & Insat 2C | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-11-17 | Ariane 44P | ISO | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1995-10-19 | Ariane 42L | Astra 1E | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-09-24 | Ariane 42L | Telstar 402R | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-08-29 | Ariane 44P | N-STAR a | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-08-03 | Ariane 42L | PAS 4 | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-07-07 | Ariane 40 | Helios 1A | Ariane 40 | Arianespace | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-06-10 | Ariane 42P | DirecTV 3 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-05-17 | Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 706 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-04-21 | Ariane 40 | ERS-2 | Ariane 40 | Arianespace | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-03-28 | Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-12-01 | Ariane 42P | PAS 3 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1994-11-01 | Ariane 42P | Astra 1D | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-10-08 | Ariane 44L | Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-09-09 | Ariane 42L | Telstar 402 | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-08-10 | Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-07-08 | Ariane 44L | PAS 2 & BS 3n | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-06-17 | Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 702 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-01-24 | Ariane 44LP | Eutelsat 2 F5 & Türksat 1A | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1993-12-18 | Ariane 44L | DirecTV 1 & Thaicom 1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-11-20 | Ariane 44LP | Solidaridad 1 & Meteosat 6 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-10-22 | Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 701 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-09-26 | Ariane 40 | SPOT 3 | Ariane 40 | Arianespace | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-07-22 | Ariane 44L | Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-06-25 | Ariane 42P | Galaxy 4H | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-05-12 | Ariane 42L | Astra 1C & Arsene | Ariane 42L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-12-01 | Ariane 42P | Superbird A1 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-10-28 | Ariane 42P | Galaxy 7 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-09-10 | Ariane 44LP | Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-08-10 | Ariane 42P | Topex-Poseidon, Kitsat 1 & S80/T | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-07-09 | Ariane 44L | Insat 2A & Eutelsat-2 F4 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-04-15 | Ariane 44L | Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-02-26 | Ariane 44L | Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-12-16 | Ariane 44L | Telecom 2A | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-10-29 | Ariane 44L | Intelsat 601 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-09-26 | Ariane 44P | Anik E1 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-08-14 | Ariane 44L | Intelsat 605 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-07-17 | Ariane 40 | ERS-1 | Ariane 40 | Arianespace | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1991-04-04 | Ariane 44P | Anik E2 | Ariane 44P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-03-02 | Ariane 44LP | Astra 1B & Meteosat 5 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-01-15 | Ariane 44L | Italsat 1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-11-20 | Ariane 42P | Satcom C1 & GStar 4 | Ariane 42P | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-10-12 | Ariane 44L | SBS 6 & Galaxy 6 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-08-30 | Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-07-24 | Ariane 44L | TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-02-22 | Ariane 44L | Superbird B & BS 2x | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1990-01-22 | Ariane 40 | SPOT 2 | Ariane 40 | Arianespace | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-10-27 | Ariane 44L | Intelsat 602 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-08-08 | Ariane 44LP | TV-Sat 2 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-06-05 | Ariane 44L | Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 | Ariane 44L | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-03-06 | Ariane 44LP | JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-12-11 | Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-09-08 | Ariane 3 | GStar 3 & SBS 5 | Ariane 3 | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-06-15 | Ariane 44LP | Meteosat 3 | Ariane 44LP | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1987-11-21 | Ariane 2 | TV-Sat 1 | Ariane 2 | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1986-03-28 | Ariane 3 | Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2 | Ariane 3 | Arianespace | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.