ELA-3
Launch pad at Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana
ELA-3 (French: Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3, lit. 'Ariane Launch Complex 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. As of July 2023[update], 117 launches have been carried out from it, the first of which occurred on 4 June 1996. The final launch occurred on 5 July 2023.
ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres in size.[1]
Launch history
Date and Time (UTC)
|
Flight number
|
Launcher
|
Variant
|
Serial number
|
Payload(s)
|
Outcome |
No.
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4 June 1996, 12:34:06 |
V-88 [2] |
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[3] |
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[4] |
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[5] |
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[6] |
26
|
2006-05-27 21:09 |
V-171 |
ECA |
529 |
Satmex 6, Thaicom 5 |
Success[7] |
27
|
2006-08-11 22:15 |
V-172 |
ECA |
531 |
JCSAT-10, Syracuse 3B |
Success[8] |
28
|
2006-10-13 20:56 |
V-173 |
ECA |
533 |
DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2 |
Success[9] |
29
|
2006-12-08 22:08 |
V-174 |
ECA |
534 |
WildBlue 1, AMC-18 |
Success[10] |
30
|
2007-03-11 22:03 |
V-175 |
ECA |
535 |
Skynet 5A, INSAT-4B |
Success[11] |
31
|
2007-05-04 22:29 |
V-176 |
ECA |
536 |
Astra 1L, Galaxy 17 |
Success[12] |
32
|
2007-08-14 23:44 |
V-177 |
ECA |
537 |
Spaceway-3, BSAT-3A |
Success[13] |
33
|
2007-10-05 22:02 |
V-178 |
GS |
526 |
Intelsat 11, Optus D2 |
Success[14] |
34
|
2007-11-14 22:06 |
V-179 |
ECA |
538 |
Skynet 5B, Star One C1 |
Success[15] |
35
|
2007-12-21 21:41 |
V-180 |
GS |
530 |
RASCOM-QAF 1, Horizons-2 |
Success[16] |
36
|
2008-03-09 04:03 |
V-181 |
ES |
528 |
ATV-1 "Jules Verne" |
Success[17] |
37
|
2008-04-18 22:17 |
V-182 |
ECA |
539 |
Star One C2, Vinasat-1 |
Success[18] |
38
|
2008-06-12 22:05 |
V-183 |
ECA |
540 |
Turksat 3A, Skynet 5C |
Success[19] |
39
|
2008-07-07 21:47 |
V-184 |
ECA |
541 |
Badr-6, ProtoStar I |
Success[20] |
40
|
2008-08-14 20:44 |
V-185 |
ECA |
542 |
AMC-21, Superbird 7 |
Success[21] |
41
|
2008-12-20 22:35 |
V-186 |
ECA |
543 |
Eutelsat W2M, Hot Bird 9 |
Success[22] |
42
|
2009-02-12 22:09 |
V-187 |
ECA |
545 |
Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B |
Success[23] |
43
|
2009-05-14 13:12 |
V-188 |
ECA |
546 |
Herschel, Planck |
Success[24] |
44
|
2009-07-01 19:52 |
V-189 |
ECA |
547 |
TerreStar-1 |
Success[25] |
45
|
2009-08-21 22:09 |
V-190 |
ECA |
548 |
JCSAT-12, Optus D3 |
Success[26] |
46
|
2009-10-01 21:59 |
V-191 |
ECA |
549 |
Amazonas 2, COMSATBw-1 |
Success[27] |
47
|
2009-10-29 20:00 |
V-192 |
ECA |
550 |
NSS-12, Thor 6 |
Success[28] |
48
|
2009-12-18 16:26 |
V-193 |
GS |
532 |
Helios 2B |
Success[29] |
49
|
2010-05-21 22:01 |
V-194 |
ECA |
551 |
Astra 3B, COMSATBw-2 |
Success[30] |
50
|
2010-06-26 21:41 |
V-195 |
ECA |
552 |
Arabsat-5A, COMS-1 |
Success[31] |
51
|
2010-08-04 20:59 |
V-196 |
ECA |
554 |
Nilesat 201, RASCOM-QAF 1R |
Success[32] |
52
|
2010-10-28 21:51 |
V-197 |
ECA |
555 |
Eutelsat W3B, BSAT-3b |
Success[33] |
53
|
2010-11-26 18:39 |
V-198 |
ECA |
556 |
Intelsat 17, HYLAS 1 |
Success[34] |
54
|
2010-12-29 21:27 |
V-199 |
ECA |
557 |
Koreasat 6, HispaSat-1E |
Success[35] |
55
|
2011-02-16 21:50 |
V-200 |
ES |
544 |
ATV-2 "Johannes Kepler" |
Success[36] |
56
|
2011-04-22 21:37 |
VA-201 |
ECA |
558 |
Yahsat 1A, Intelsat New Dawn |
Success[37] |
57
|
2011-05-20 20:38 |
VA-202 |
ECA |
559 |
ST-2, GSAT-8 |
Success[38] |
58
|
2011-08-06 22:52 |
VA-203 |
ECA |
560 |
Astra 1N, BSAT 3c |
Success[39] |
59
|
2011-09-21 21:38 |
VA-204 |
ECA |
561 |
Arabsat 5C, SES-2 |
Success[40] |
60
|
2012-03-23 04:34 |
VA-205 |
ES |
553 |
ATV-3 "Edoardo Amaldi" |
Success[41] |
61
|
2012-05-15 22:13 |
VA-206 |
ECA |
562 |
JCSAT-13, Vinasat-2 |
Success[42] |
62
|
2012-07-05 21:36 |
VA-207 |
ECA |
563 |
EchoStar XVII, MSG-3 |
Success[43] |
63
|
2012-08-02 20:54 |
VA-208 |
ECA |
564 |
INTELSAT 20, HYLAS 2 |
Success[44] |
64
|
2012-09-28 21:18 |
VA-209 |
ECA |
565 |
Astra 2F, GSAT-10 |
Success[45] |
65
|
2012-11-10 21:05 |
VA-210 |
ECA |
566 |
Eutelsat 21B, Star One C3 |
Success[46] |
66
|
2012-12-19 21:49 |
VA-211 |
ECA |
567 |
Skynet 5D, MEXSAT-3 |
Success[47] |
67
|
2013-02-07 21:36 |
VA-212 |
ECA |
568 |
Amazonas-3, Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a |
Success[48] |
68
|
2013-06-05 21:52 |
VA-213 |
ES |
592 |
ATV-4 "Albert Einstein" |
Success[49] |
69
|
2013-07-25 19:54 |
VA-214 |
ECA |
569 |
Alphasat I-XL, INSAT-3D |
Success[50] |
70
|
2013-08-29 20:30 |
VA-215 |
ECA |
570 |
Eutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1, GSAT-7 |
Success[51] |
71
|
2014-02-06 21:30 |
VA-217 |
ECA |
572 |
ABS-2, Athena-Fidus |
Success[52] |
72
|
2014-03-22 22:04 |
VA-216 |
ECA |
571 |
Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A |
Success[53] |
73
|
2014-07-29 23:47 |
VA-219 |
ES |
593 |
ATV-5 "Georges Lemaître" |
Success[54] |
74
|
2014-09-11 22:05 |
VA-218 |
ECA |
573 |
MEASAT 3b, Optus 10 |
Success[55] |
75
|
2014-10-16 21:43 |
VA-220 |
ECA |
574 |
Intelsat 30, ARSAT-1 |
Success[56] |
76
|
2014-12-06 20:40 |
VA-221 |
ECA |
575 |
DirecTV-14, GSAT-16 |
Success[57] |
77
|
2015-04-26 20:00 |
VA-222 |
ECA |
576 |
Thor 7, SICRAL-2 |
Success[58] |
78
|
2015-05-27 21:16 |
VA-223 |
ECA |
577 |
DirecTV-15, Sky Mexico 1 |
Success[59] |
79
|
2015-07-15 21:42 |
VA-224 |
ECA |
578 |
Star One C4, MSG-4 |
Success[60] |
80
|
2015-08-20 20:34 |
VA-225 |
ECA |
579 |
Eutelsat 8 West B, Intelsat 34 |
Success[61] |
81
|
2015-09-30 20:30 |
VA-226 |
ECA |
580 |
NBN Co 1A, ARSAT-2 |
Success[62] |
82
|
2015-11-10 21:34 |
VA-227 |
ECA |
581 |
Arabsat 6B, GSAT-15 |
Success[63] |
83
|
2016-01-27 23:20 |
VA-228 |
ECA |
583 |
Intelsat 29e |
Success[64] |
84
|
2016-03-09 05:20 |
VA-229 |
ECA |
582 |
Eutelsat 65 West A |
Success[65] |
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
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2023-07-0 22:00
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VA-261
|
ECA
|
5120
|
Syracuse 4B, Heinrich Hertz
|
Success
|
117
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