ELA-2

Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2

An Ariane 4 rocket at ELA-2
Launch site Guiana Space Centre
Location [1]
Short name ELA-2
Operator Arianespace/ESA
Total launches 116
Launch pad(s) 1
Minimum / maximum
orbital inclination		 5°-100°[2]
Launch history
Status Inactive
First launch 15 June 1988[3]
Last launch 15 February 2003[3]
Associated rockets Ariane 4

ELA-2, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2 (French for Ariane Launch Area 2), was a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It was used by Arianespace for all 116 Ariane 4 launches between 1988 and 2003. Following the retirement of the Ariane 4 in favour of the Ariane 5, ELA-2 was deactivated.[4] In September 2011 the pad's mobile service tower was demolished using explosives.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kourou ELA2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/kouuela2.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-15. 
  2. ^ Wade, Mark. "Kourou". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/sites/kourou.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-15. 
  3. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Ariane". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-15. 
  4. ^ Zak, Anatoly; Chabot, Alain (2008-05-25). "The ELA-2 launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana". Russian Space Web. http://www.russianspaceweb.com/kourou_ela2.html. Retrieved 2008-11-15. 
  5. ^ "The Spaceport's ELA-2 launch facility is dismantled after an illustrious career". Arianespace. 26 September 2011. http://www.arianespace.com/news-feature-story/2011/9-26-2011-ela2-dismantled.asp. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
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