Location

Pad record

Coordinates: 5.2390° N
52.7680° W
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Status: Retired
Spaceport: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country: French Guiana
Pad operator: Arianespace
LL2 pad tally: 118 upstream count
Reference: Wikipedia

About this pad

ELA-3, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. ELA-3 was operated by Arianespace as part of the expendable launch system for Ariane 5 launch vehicles.

Who launches from here

3 operators

Arianespace 115European Space Agency 3 Avio 1

Vehicles flown

8 types

Ariane 5 ECA 73 Ariane 5 G 16 Ariane 5 ECA+ 11 Ariane 5 ES 8 Ariane 5 GS 6 Ariane 5 G+ 3 Soyuz STB 1 Vega-E 1

Launches per year

decided flights

1996Peak 2009, 7 launches2023

Orbits delivered

8 destinations

Geostationary Transfer Orbit 99Low Earth Orbit 5Sun-Synchronous Orbit 4Heliocentric N/A 3Medium Earth Orbit 3High Earth Orbit 2Sun-Earth L2 2Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit 1

Scheduled

1 undecided

Date	Mission	Vehicle	Operator	Orbit	Outcome
2027-12-31	Vega-E \| Maiden flight	Vega-E	Avio	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Scheduled

Excluded from every count and rate above. Dates are as recorded at the last build, when the most recent decided flight was 2023-07-05.

Flight record

118 flights

Date	Mission	Vehicle	Operator	Orbit	Outcome
2023-07-05	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2023-04-14	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer)	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Heliocentric N/A	Success
2022-12-13	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2022-09-07	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| Eutelsat Konnect VHTS	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2022-06-22	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| Measat-3d & GSAT 24	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2021-12-25	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Sun-Earth L2	Success
2021-10-24	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| SES-17 & Syracuse 4A	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2021-07-30	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2020-08-15	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4B	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2020-02-18	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| JCSAT-17 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2B	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2020-01-16	Ariane 5 ECA \| Eutelsat Konnect & GSAT-30	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2019-11-26	Ariane 5 ECA \| TIBA-1 & Inmarsat-5 F5 (Global Xpress-5)	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2019-08-06	Ariane 5 ECA+ \| Intelsat 39 & EDRS-C/HYLAS 3	Ariane 5 ECA+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2019-06-20	Ariane 5 ECA \| Eutelsat 7C & AT&T T-16	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2019-02-05	Ariane 5 ECA \| Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2018-12-04	Ariane 5 ECA \| GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2018-10-20	Ariane 5 ECA \| BepiColombo	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Heliocentric N/A	Success
2018-09-25	Ariane 5 ECA \| Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 & Horizons 3e	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2018-07-25	Ariane 5 ES \| Galileo L10 (FOC FM19-FM22)	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Medium Earth Orbit	Success
2018-04-05	Ariane 5 ECA \| DSN 1 & HYLAS 4	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2018-01-25	Ariane 5 ECA \| Al Yah 3 & SES-14	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit	Partial failure
2017-12-12	Ariane 5 ES \| Galileo L9 (FOC FM15-FM18)	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Medium Earth Orbit	Success
2017-09-29	Ariane 5 ECA \| Intelsat 37e & BSAT-4a	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2017-06-28	Ariane 5 ECA \| Hellas Sat 3 (Inmarsat S EAN) & GSAT-17	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2017-06-01	Ariane 5 ECA \| ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2017-05-04	Ariane 5 ECA \| SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2017-02-14	Ariane 5 ECA \| SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2017-01-28	Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT \| Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)	Soyuz STB	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2016-12-21	Ariane 5 ECA \| Star One D1 & JCSAT-15	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2016-11-17	Ariane 5 ES \| Galileo L8 (FOC FM07 & FM12-FM14)	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Medium Earth Orbit	Success
2016-10-05	Ariane 5 ECA \| Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2016-08-24	Ariane 5 ECA \| Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2016-06-18	Ariane 5 ECA \| Echostar 18 & BRIsat	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2016-03-09	Ariane 5 ECA \| Eutelsat 65 West A	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2016-01-27	Ariane 5 ECA \| Intelsat 29e	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2015-11-10	Ariane 5 ECA \| Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2015-09-30	Ariane 5 ECA \| Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2015-08-20	Ariane 5 ECA \| Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2015-07-15	Ariane 5 ECA \| Star One C4 & MSG 4	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2015-05-27	Ariane 5 ECA \| DirecTV 15 & Sky Mexico 1	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2015-04-26	Ariane 5 ECA \| Thor-7 & SICRAL-2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2014-12-06	Ariane 5 ECA \| DirecTV-14 & GSAT-16	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2014-10-16	Ariane 5 ECA \| Intelsat-30 & ARSAT-1	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2014-09-11	Ariane 5 ECA \| MEASAT-3b & Optus 10	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2014-07-29	Ariane 5 ES \| ATV-5 (Georges Lemaitre)	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2014-03-22	Ariane 5 ECA \| Astra 5B & Amazonas 4A	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2014-02-06	Ariane 5 ECA \| ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2013-08-29	Ariane 5 ECA \| Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 & GSAT-7	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2013-07-25	Ariane 5 ECA \| Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3D	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2013-06-05	Ariane 5 ES \| Albert Einstein ATV (ATV-004)	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2013-02-07	Ariane 5 ECA \| Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2012-12-19	Ariane 5 ECA \| Skynet 5D & Mexsat-3	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2012-11-10	Ariane 5 ECA \| Star One C3 & Eutelsat 21B	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2012-09-28	Ariane 5 ECA \| Astra 2F & GSAT-10	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2012-08-02	Ariane 5 ECA \| Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2012-07-05	Ariane 5 ECA \| Echostar XVII & MSG-3	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2012-05-15	Ariane 5 ECA \| JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2012-03-23	Ariane 5 ES \| Edoardo Amaldi ATV (ATV-003)	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2011-09-21	Ariane 5 ECA \| Arabsat 5C & SES-2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2011-08-06	Ariane 5 ECA \| Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2011-05-20	Ariane 5 ECA \| ST-2 & INSAT-4G/GSAT-8	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2011-04-22	Ariane 5 ECA \| Yahsat 1A & New Dawn	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2011-02-16	Ariane 5 ES \| Johannes Kepler ATV (ATV-002)	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2010-12-29	Ariane 5 ECA \| Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2010-11-26	Ariane 5 ECA \| Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2010-10-28	Ariane 5 ECA \| Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2010-08-04	Ariane 5 ECA \| RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2010-06-26	Ariane 5 ECA \| ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian)	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2010-05-21	Ariane 5 ECA \| Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2009-12-18	Ariane 5 GS \| Helios 2B	Ariane 5 GS	Arianespace	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2009-10-29	Ariane 5 ECA \| NSS-12 & Thor 6	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2009-10-01	Ariane 5 ECA \| Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2009-08-21	Ariane 5 ECA \| JCSAT-12 & Optus D3	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2009-07-01	Ariane 5 ECA \| TerreStar-1	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2009-05-14	Ariane 5 ECA \| Herschel & Planck	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Sun-Earth L2	Success
2009-02-12	Ariane 5 ECA \| Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2008-12-20	Ariane 5 ECA \| Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2008-08-14	Ariane 5 ECA \| AMC-21 & Superbird 7	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2008-07-07	Ariane 5 ECA \| Badr-6 & ProtoStar I	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2008-06-12	Ariane 5 ECA \| Türksat 3A & Skynet 5C	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2008-04-18	Ariane 5 ECA \| Star One C2 & Vinasat-1	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2008-03-09	Ariane 5 ES \| ATV-1 "Jules Verne"	Ariane 5 ES	Arianespace	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2007-12-21	Ariane 5 GS \| RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2	Ariane 5 GS	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2007-11-14	Ariane 5 ECA \| Skynet 5B & Star One C1	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2007-10-05	Ariane 5 GS \| Intelsat 11 & Optus D2	Ariane 5 GS	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2007-08-14	Ariane 5 ECA \| Spaceway-3 & BSAT-3A	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2007-05-04	Ariane 5 ECA \| Astra 1L & Galaxy 17	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2007-03-11	Ariane 5 ECA \| Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2006-12-08	Ariane 5 ECA \| WildBlue 1 & AMC-18	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2006-10-13	Ariane 5 ECA \| DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2006-08-11	Ariane 5 ECA \| JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2006-05-27	Ariane 5 ECA \| Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2006-03-11	Ariane 5 ECA \| Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2005-12-21	Ariane 5 GS \| INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9	Ariane 5 GS	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2005-11-16	Ariane 5 ECA \| Spaceway F2, TELKOM-2	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2005-10-13	Ariane 5 GS \| Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15	Ariane 5 GS	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2005-08-11	Ariane 5 GS \| Thaicom 4	Ariane 5 GS	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2005-02-12	Ariane 5 ECA \| XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2004-12-18	Ariane 5 G+ \| Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01	Ariane 5 G+	Arianespace	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2004-07-18	Ariane 5 G+ \| Anik F2	Ariane 5 G+	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2004-03-02	Ariane 5 G+ \| Rosetta	Ariane 5 G+	Arianespace	Heliocentric N/A	Success
2003-09-27	Ariane 5 G \| INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2003-06-11	Ariane 5 G \| Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2003-04-09	Ariane 5 G \| INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2002-12-11	Ariane 5 ECA \| Hot Bird 7 & Stentor	Ariane 5 ECA	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Failure
2002-08-28	Ariane 5 G \| Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2002-07-05	Ariane 5 G \| Stellat 5 & N-Star C	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2002-03-01	Ariane 5 G \| Envisat	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2001-07-12	Ariane 5 G \| Artemis & BSAT-2b	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Partial failure
2001-03-08	Ariane 5 G \| Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2000-12-20	Ariane 5 G \| Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2000-11-16	Ariane 5 G \| PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2000-09-14	Ariane 5 G \| Astra 2B & GE-7	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2000-03-21	Ariane 5 G \| INSAT-3B & AsiaStar	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
1999-12-10	Ariane 5 G \| XMM-Newton	Ariane 5 G	European Space Agency	High Earth Orbit	Success
1998-10-21	Ariane 5 G \| MaqSat 3 & ARD	Ariane 5 G	European Space Agency	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
1997-10-30	Ariane 5 G \| MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES	Ariane 5 G	European Space Agency	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Failure
1996-06-04	Ariane 5 G \| Cluster	Ariane 5 G	Arianespace	High Earth Orbit	Failure

Pad records from Launch Library 2. Flights and company identity fromSpace Index. How the numbers are derived.

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