ELA-2
An Ariane 4 rocket at ELA-2 | |
Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
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Location | 5°13′55″N 52°46′34″W / 5.232°N 52.776°W[1] |
Short name | ELA-2 |
Operator | Arianespace/ESA |
Total launches | 119 |
Launch pad(s) | 1 |
Minimum / maximum orbital inclination | 5°-100°[2] |
Launch history | |
Status | Inactive |
First launch | 28 March 1986[3] Ariane 3 / GStar-2/Brasilsat-A2 |
Last launch | 15 February 2003[3] Ariane 4 / Intelsat 907 |
Associated rockets | Ariane 4, Ariane 3, Ariane 2 |
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 two Ariane 3 launches (V17 in 1986, V25 in 1988), the second Ariane 2 launch in 1987 (the 20th Ariane launch), and 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
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kourou ELA2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kourou". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zak, Anatoly; Chabot, Alain (2008-05-25). "The ELA-2 launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ Zak, Anatoly; Chabot, Alain (2008-05-25). "The ELA-2 launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ "The Spaceport's ELA-2 launch facility is dismantled after an illustrious career". Arianespace. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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