ELA-3

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. The complex was first used in June 1996 in support of the now retired Ariane 5 rocket. It is currently being refurbished to support Vega E launches.^[1] The complex is 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) in size.^[2]

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	5.239°N 52.768°W / 5.239; -52.768
Time zone	UTC−03 (GFT)
Short name	ELA-3
Operator	Avio
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 Future: Vega E Retired: Ariane 5

Launch Sites at the Guiana Space Centre

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Launch history

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•   Ariane 5
•   Vega-E

Launch chart

Date and Time (UTC)	Flight number	Launcher	Variant	Serial number	Payload(s)	Outcome	No.
4 June 1996, 12:34:06	V-88 [3]	Ariane 5	G	501	Cluster	Failure	1
1997-10-30 13:43:00	V-101		G	502	MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES	Partial failure[4]	2
1998-10-21 16:37:21	V-112		G	503	MaqSat 3, ARD	Success	3
1999-12-10 14:32:07	V-119		G	504	XMM-Newton	Success	4
2000-03-21 23:28:19	V-128		G	505	INSAT-3B, AsiaStar	Success	5
2000-09-14 22:54:07	V-130		G	506	Astra 2B, GE-7	Success	6
2000-11-16 01:07:07	V-135		G	507	PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D	Success	7
2000-12-20 00:26:00	V-138		G	508	Astra 2D, GE-8, LDREX	Success	8
2001-03-08 22:51:00	V-140		G	509	Eutelsat 28A, BSAT-2a	Success	9
2001-07-12 22:58:00	V-142		G	510	Artemis, BSAT-2b	Partial failure[5]	10
2002-03-01 01:07:59	V-145		G	511	Envisat	Success	11
2002-07-05 23:22:00	V-153		G	512	Stellat 5, N-Star c	Success	12
2002-08-28 22:45:00	V-155		G	513	Atlantic Bird 1, Meteosat 8	Success	13
2002-12-11 22:22:00	V-157		ECA	517	Hot Bird 7, Stentor	Failure[6]	14
2003-04-09 22:52:19	V-160		G	514	INSAT-3A, Galaxy 12	Success	15
2003-06-11 22:38:15	V-161		G	515	Optus and Defence C1, BSAT-2c	Success	16
2003-09-27 23:14:46	V-162		G	516	INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1	Success	17
2004-03-02 07:17:44	V-158		G+	518	Rosetta	Success	18
2004-07-18 00:44:00	V-163		G+	519	Anik F2	Success	19
2004-12-18 16:26:00	V-165		G+	520	Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01	Success	20
2005-02-12 21:03:00	V-164		ECA	521	XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat	Success	21
2005-08-11 08:20:00	V-166		GS	523	Thaicom 4	Success	22
2005-10-13 22:32:00	V-168		GS	524	Syracuse 3A, Galaxy 15	Success	23
2005-11-16 23:46:00	V-167		ECA	522	Spaceway F2, TELKOM-2	Success	24
2005-12-21 22:33:00	V-169		GS	525	INSAT-4A, Meteosat 9	Success	25
2006-03-11 22:32:50	V-170		ECA	527	Spainsat, Hot Bird 7A	Success[7]	26
2006-05-27 21:09	V-171		ECA	529	Satmex 6, Thaicom 5	Success[8]	27
2006-08-11 22:15	V-172		ECA	531	JCSAT-10, Syracuse 3B	Success[9]	28
2006-10-13 20:56	V-173		ECA	533	DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2	Success[10]	29
2006-12-08 22:08	V-174		ECA	534	WildBlue 1, AMC-18	Success[11]	30
2007-03-11 22:03	V-175		ECA	535	Skynet 5A, INSAT-4B	Success[12]	31
2007-05-04 22:29	V-176		ECA	536	Astra 1L, Galaxy 17	Success[13]	32
2007-08-14 23:44	V-177		ECA	537	Spaceway-3, BSAT-3A	Success[14]	33
2007-10-05 22:02	V-178		GS	526	Intelsat 11, Optus D2	Success[15]	34
2007-11-14 22:06	V-179		ECA	538	Skynet 5B, Star One C1	Success[16]	35
2007-12-21 21:41	V-180		GS	530	RASCOM-QAF 1, Horizons-2	Success[17]	36
2008-03-09 04:03	V-181		ES	528	ATV-1 "Jules Verne"	Success[18]	37
2008-04-18 22:17	V-182		ECA	539	Star One C2, Vinasat-1	Success[19]	38
2008-06-12 22:05	V-183		ECA	540	Turksat 3A, Skynet 5C	Success[20]	39
2008-07-07 21:47	V-184		ECA	541	Badr-6, ProtoStar I	Success[21]	40
2008-08-14 20:44	V-185		ECA	542	AMC-21, Superbird 7	Success[22]	41
2008-12-20 22:35	V-186		ECA	543	Eutelsat W2M, Hot Bird 9	Success[23]	42
2009-02-12 22:09	V-187		ECA	545	Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B	Success[24]	43
2009-05-14 13:12	V-188		ECA	546	Herschel, Planck	Success[25]	44
2009-07-01 19:52	V-189		ECA	547	TerreStar-1	Success[26]	45
2009-08-21 22:09	V-190		ECA	548	JCSAT-12, Optus D3	Success[27]	46
2009-10-01 21:59	V-191		ECA	549	Amazonas 2, COMSATBw-1	Success[28]	47
2009-10-29 20:00	V-192		ECA	550	NSS-12, Thor 6	Success[29]	48
2009-12-18 16:26	V-193		GS	532	Helios 2B	Success[30]	49
2010-05-21 22:01	V-194		ECA	551	Astra 3B, COMSATBw-2	Success[31]	50
2010-06-26 21:41	V-195		ECA	552	Arabsat-5A, COMS-1	Success[32]	51
2010-08-04 20:59	V-196		ECA	554	Nilesat 201, RASCOM-QAF 1R	Success[33]	52
2010-10-28 21:51	V-197		ECA	555	Eutelsat W3B, BSAT-3b	Success[34]	53
2010-11-26 18:39	V-198		ECA	556	Intelsat 17, HYLAS 1	Success[35]	54
2010-12-29 21:27	V-199		ECA	557	Koreasat 6, HispaSat-1E	Success[36]	55
2011-02-16 21:50	V-200		ES	544	ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler"	Success[37]	56
2011-04-22 21:37	VA-201		ECA	558	Yahsat 1A, Intelsat New Dawn	Success[38]	57
2011-05-20 20:38	VA-202		ECA	559	ST-2, GSAT-8	Success[39]	58
2011-08-06 22:52	VA-203		ECA	560	Astra 1N, BSAT 3c	Success[40]	59
2011-09-21 21:38	VA-204		ECA	561	Arabsat 5C, SES-2	Success[41]	60
2012-03-23 04:34	VA-205		ES	553	ATV-3 "Edoardo Amaldi"	Success[42]	61
2012-05-15 22:13	VA-206		ECA	562	JCSAT-13, Vinasat-2	Success[43]	62
2012-07-05 21:36	VA-207		ECA	563	EchoStar XVII, MSG-3	Success[44]	63
2012-08-02 20:54	VA-208		ECA	564	INTELSAT 20, HYLAS 2	Success[45]	64
2012-09-28 21:18	VA-209	ECA	565	Astra 2F, GSAT-10	Success[46]	65
2012-11-10 21:05	VA-210	ECA	566	Eutelsat 21B, Star One C3	Success[47]	66
2012-12-19 21:49	VA-211	ECA	567	Skynet 5D, MEXSAT-3	Success[48]	67
2013-02-07 21:36	VA-212	ECA	568	Amazonas-3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a	Success[49]	68
2013-06-05 21:52	VA-213	ES	592	ATV-4 "Albert Einstein"	Success[50]	69
2013-07-25 19:54	VA-214	ECA	569	Alphasat I-XL, INSAT-3D	Success[51]	70
2013-08-29 20:30	VA-215	ECA	570	Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1, GSAT-7	Success[52]	71
2014-02-06 21:30	VA-217	ECA	572	ABS-2, Athena-Fidus	Success[53]	72
2014-03-22 22:04	VA-216	ECA	571	Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A	Success[54]	73
2014-07-29 23:47	VA-219	ES	593	ATV-5 "Georges Lemaître"	Success[55]	74
2014-09-11 22:05	VA-218	ECA	573	MEASAT 3b, Optus 10	Success[56]	75
2014-10-16 21:43	VA-220	ECA	574	Intelsat 30, ARSAT-1	Success[57]	76
2014-12-06 20:40	VA-221	ECA	575	DirecTV-14, GSAT-16	Success[58]	77
2015-04-26 20:00	VA-222	ECA	576	Thor 7, SICRAL-2	Success[59]	78
2015-05-27 21:16	VA-223	ECA	577	DirecTV-15, Sky Mexico 1	Success[60]	79
2015-07-15 21:42	VA-224	ECA	578	Star One C4, MSG-4	Success[61]	80
2015-08-20 20:34	VA-225	ECA	579	Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34	Success[62]	81
2015-09-30 20:30	VA-226	ECA	580	NBN Co 1A, ARSAT-2	Success[63]	82
2015-11-10 21:34	VA-227	ECA	581	Arabsat 6B, GSAT-15	Success[64]	83
2016-01-27 23:20	VA-228	ECA	583	Intelsat 29e	Success[65]	84
2016-03-09 05:20	VA-229	ECA	582	Eutelsat 65 West A	Success[66]	85
2016-06-18 21:38	VA-230	ECA	584	EchoStar 18, BRIsat	Success	86
2016-08-24 22:16	VA-232	ECA	586	Intelsat 33e, Intelsat 36	Success	87
2016-10-05 20:30	VA-231	ECA	585	Sky Muster II, GSAT-18	Success	88
2016-11-17 10:07	VA-233	ES	594	Galileo FOC M6	Success	89
2016-12-21 17:30	VA-234	ECA	587	Star One D1, JCSAT-15	Success	90
2017-02-14 18:39	VA-235	ECA	588	Intelsat 32e / SkyBrasil-1, Telkom 3S	Success	91
2017-05-04 21:50	VA-236	ECA	589	Koreasat 7, SGDC-1	Success	92
2017-06-01 23:45	VA-237	ECA	590	ViaSat-2, Eutelsat 172B	Success	93
2017-06-28 21:15	VA-238	ECA	591	EuropaSat / Hellas Sat 3, GSAT-17	Success	94
2017-09-29 21:56	VA-239	ECA	5100	Intelsat 37e, BSAT-4a	Success	95
2017-12-12 18:36	VA-240	ES	595	Galileo FOC M7	Success	96
2018-01-25 22:20	VA-241	ECA	5101	SES-14 with GOLD, Al Yah 3	Partial failure	97
2018-04-05 21:34	VA-242	ECA	5102	Superbird-8 / DSN-1, HYLAS-4	Success	98
2018-07-25 11:25	VA-244	ES	595	Galileo FOC M8	Success	99
2018-09-25 22:38	VA-243	ECA	5103	Horizons-3e, Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38	Success	100
2018-10-20 01:45	VA-245	ECA	5105	BepiColombo	Success	101
2018-12-04 20:37	VA-246	ECA	5104a	GSAT-11, GEO-KOMPSAT 2A	Success	102
2019-02-05 21:01	VA-247	ECA	5106	GSAT-31, Hellas Sat 4 / SaudiGeoSat 1	Success	103
2019-06-20 21:43	VA-248	ECA	5107	DirecTV-16, Eutelsat 7C	Success	104
2019-08-06 19:30	VA-249	ECA	5108	EDRS-C/HYLAS-3, Intelsat 39	Success	105
2019-11-26 21:23	VA-250	ECA	5109	Inmarsat-5 F5, TIBA-1	Success	106
2020-01-16 21:05	VA-251	ECA	5110	Eutelsat Konnect, GSAT-30	Success	107
2020-02-18 22:18	VA-252	ECA	5111	JCSAT-17, GEO-KOMPSAT-2B	Success	108
2020-08-15 22:04	VA-253	ECA	5112	BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2	Success	109
2021-07-30 21:00	VA-254	ECA	5113	Eutelsat Quantum, Star One D2	Success	110
2021-10-21 02:10	VA-255	ECA	5114	SES-17, Syracuse 4A	Success	111
2021-12-25 12:20	VA-256	ECA	5115	James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)	Success	112
2022-06-23 21:50	VA-257	ECA	5116	MEASAT-3d, GSAT-24	Success	113
2022-09-07 21:45	VA-258	ECA	5117	Eutelsat Konnect VHTS	Success	114
2022-12-13 20:30	VA-259	ECA	5118	Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1	Success	115
2023-04-14 12:14	VA-260	ECA	5119	JUICE	Success	116
2023-07-0 22:00	VA-261	ECA	5120	Syracuse 4B, Heinrich Hertz	Success	117