ELA-2 () is a launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Located approximately 750 metres south of ELA-1, it was used by Arianespace to support the launches of Ariane 2, Ariane 3, and Ariane 4 between 1986 and 2003.
Following the retirement of the Ariane 4 in favour of the Ariane 5, ELA-2 was deactivated. In September 2011 the pad's mobile service tower was demolished using explosives.
Launch history
No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleConfigurationPayloadResultRemarks128 March 198623:30Ariane 3Ariane 3GStar-2 and Brasilsat-A2First launch from ELA-2 and first of two Ariane 3 flights from the complex.221 November 198702:19Ariane 2Ariane 2TVSAT-1Only Ariane 2 launch from ELA-2.315 June 198811:19Ariane 4Ariane 44LPMeteosat 3, Panamsat-1, and Oscar 13Maiden flight of the Ariane 4.48 September 198823:00Ariane 3Ariane 3GStar-5 and SBS-5Final of two Ariane 3 launches from ELA-2. Most recent non-Ariane 4 flight from the complex.511 December 198800:33Ariane 4Ariane 44LPSkynet 4B and Astra 1A66 March 198923:29Ariane 4Ariane 44LPJCSAT-1 and Meteosat 475 June 198922:37Ariane 4Ariane 44LSuperbird-A and DFS-188 August 198923:25Ariane 4Ariane 44LPTVSAT-2 and HipparcosSpace telescope for Hipparcos, designed to conduct an astrometric survey of stars in the night sky.927 October 198923:05Ariane 4Ariane 44LIntelsat 6021022 January 199001:35Ariane 4Ariane 40SPOT-2 and Oscar 14 through Oscar 191122 February 199023:17Ariane 4Ariane 44LSuperbird-B and BS-2XHandkerchief left in Viking engine waterline led to first stage failure and vehicle self-destruction.1224 July 199022:25Ariane 4Ariane 44LTDF-2 and DFS-21330 August 199022:46Ariane 4Ariane 44LPSkynet 4C and Eutelsat 2F11412 October 199022:58Ariane 4Ariane 44LSBS-6 and Galaxy-61520 November 199023:11Ariane 4Ariane 42PSatcom C1 and GStar-41615 January 199123:10Ariane 4Ariane 44LItalsat-1 and Eutelsat 2F2172 March 199123:36Ariane 4Ariane 44LPAstra 1B and Meteosat 5184 April 199123:33Ariane 4Ariane 44PAnik E21917 July 199101:46Ariane 4Ariane 40ERS-1 and ridesharesFirst of two European Remote-Sensing satellites, ESA's first Earth observation satellite program.2014 August 199123:15Ariane 4Ariane 44LIntelsat 6052126 September 199123:43Ariane 4Ariane 44PAnik E12229 October 199123:08Ariane 4Ariane 44LIntelsat 6012316 December 199122:19Ariane 4Ariane 44LTelecom 2A and Inmarsat 2F32426 February 199223:58Ariane 4Ariane 44LSuperbird-B1 and Arabsat-1C2515 April 199223:25Ariane 4Ariane 44L+Telecom 2B and Inmarsat-2F4269 July 199222:42Ariane 4Ariane 44LInsat-2A and Eutelsat 2F42710 August 199223:08Ariane 4Ariane 42PTOPEX/Poseidon, Oscar 23, and S80/TFirst launch of the Jason satellite series for TOPEX/Poseidon, aiming to study oceanography. Collaboration between NASA and CNES.2810 September 199223:04Ariane 4Ariane 44LP+Hispasat 1A and Satcom C32928 October 199200:15Ariane 4Ariane 42P+Galaxy-7301 December 199222:48Ariane 4Ariane 42P+Superbird A13112 May 199300:56Ariane 4Ariane 42LAstra 1C and Arsene3225 June 199300:18Ariane 4Ariane 42P+Galaxy-43322 July 199322:58Ariane 4Ariane 44LHispasat 1B and Insat-2B3426 September 199301:45Ariane 4Ariane 40SPOT-3 and rideshares3522 October 199306:46Ariane 4Ariane 44LPIntelsat 7013620 November 199301:17Ariane 4Ariane 44LPSolidaridad 1 and Meteosat 63718 December 199301:27Ariane 4Ariane 44LDBS-1 and Thaicom-13824 January 199421:37Ariane 4Ariane 44LPEutelsat 2F5 and Turksat 1AThird stage turbopump malfunction led to failure to achieve orbit.3917 June 199407:07Ariane 4Ariane 44LPIntelsat 702 and STRV 1A & 1B408 July 199423:05Ariane 4Ariane 44LPanAmSat-2 and Yuri-3N4110 August 199423:05Ariane 4Ariane 44LPBrasilsat B1 and Turksat 1B429 September 199400:29Ariane 4Ariane 42L+Telstar 402438 October 199401:07Ariane 4Ariane 44LSolidaridad-2 andThaicom-2441 November 199400:37Ariane 4Ariane 42PAstra 1D451 December 199422:57Ariane 4Ariane 42PPanAmSat-3Third stage gas generator malfunction led to failure to achieve orbit.4628 March 199511:19Ariane 4Ariane 44LP+Brasilsat B2 and Hot Bird 14721 April 199501:44Ariane 4Ariane 40+ERS-2Second of two European Remote-Sensing satellites, ESA's first Earth observation satellite program.4817 May 199506:34Ariane 4Ariane 44LPIntelsat 7064910 June 199500:24Ariane 4Ariane 42PDBS-3507 July 199516:23Ariane 4Ariane 40Hélios 1A, Cerise, andLBSAT/UPM-Sat 1513 August 199522:58Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3PanAmSat-45229 August 199506:41Ariane 4Ariane 44PN-Star A5324 September 199500:06Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Telstar 402R5419 October 199500:28Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Astra 1E5517 November 199501:20Ariane 4Ariane 44PInfrared Space ObservatorySpace telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. Collaboration between ESA, NASA, and ISAS.566 December 199523:23Ariane 4Ariane 44LTelecom 2C and Insat 2C5712 January 199623:10Ariane 4Ariane 44LPanAmSat-3R Measat-1585 February 199607:19Ariane 4Ariane 44PN-STAR b5914 March 199607:11Ariane 4Ariane 44LPIntelsat 7076020 April 199622:36Ariane 4Ariane 42PMSAT-16116 May 199601:56Ariane 4Ariane 44LPalapa C2 and AMOS-16215 June 199606:55Ariane 4Ariane 44PIntelsat 709639 July 199622:24Ariane 4Ariane 44LArabsat-2A and Türksat 1C648 August 199622:49Ariane 4Ariane 44LItalsat F2 and Telecom 2D6511 September 199600:00Ariane 4Ariane 42PEchostar-26613 November 199622:40Ariane 4Ariane 44LArabsat-2B and Measat-26730 January 199722:04Ariane 4Ariane 44LGE-2 and Nahuel 1A681 March 199701:07Ariane 4Ariane 44PIntelsat 8016916 April 199723:08Ariane 4Ariane 44LPThaicom 3 and BSAT 1a703 June 199723:20Ariane 4Ariane 44LInmarsat 3F4 and Insat 2D7125 June 199723:44Ariane 4Ariane 44PIntelsat 802728 August 199706:46Ariane 4Ariane 44PPanAmSat-6732 September 199722:21Ariane 4Ariane 44LPHot Bird 3 and Meteosat 77423 September 199723:58Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Intelsat 8037512 November 199721:48Ariane 4Ariane 44LSirius-2 and Cakrawarta-1762 December 199722:52Ariane 4Ariane 44PJCSAT-5 and Equator-S7722 December 199700:16Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Intelsat 804784 February 199823:29Ariane 4Ariane 44LPBrasilsat B3 and Inmarsat 3F57927 February 199822:38Ariane 4Ariane 42PHot Bird 48024 March 199801:46Ariane 4Ariane 40SPOT-48128 April 199822:53Ariane 4Ariane 44PNilesat-1 and BSAT-1B8225 August 199823:07Ariane 4Ariane 44PST-18316 September 199806:31Ariane 4Ariane 44LPPanAmSat 7845 October 199822:51Ariane 4Ariane 44LEutelsat W2 and Sirius-38528 October 199822:15Ariane 4Ariane 44LAfristar and GE-5866 December 199800:43Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Satmex 58722 December 199801:08Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3PanAmSat-6B8826 February 199922:44Ariane 4Ariane 44LArabsat-3A and Skynet 4E892 April 199922:03Ariane 4Ariane 42PInsat-2E9012 August 199922:52Ariane 4Ariane 42PTelkom-1914 September 199922:34Ariane 4Ariane 42PKoreasat-39225 September 199906:29Ariane 4Ariane 44LPTelstar 79319 October 199906:22Ariane 4Ariane 44LPOrion 29413 November 199922:54Ariane 4Ariane 44LPGE-4953 December 199916:22Ariane 4Ariane 40Helios 1B and Clémentine9622 December 199900:50Ariane 4Ariane 44L-3Galaxy-119725 January 200001:04Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Galaxy 10R9818 February 200001:04Ariane 4Ariane 44LPSuperbird 49919 April 200000:29Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Galaxy 4R10017 August 200023:16Ariane 4Ariane 44LP-3Brasilsat B4 and Nilesat 1021016 September 200022:33Ariane 4Ariane 44PEutelsat W11026 October 200023:00Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3N-SAT 11010329 October 200005:59Ariane 4Ariane 44LP-3EuropeStar F110421 November 200023:56Ariane 4Ariane 44L-3Anik F110510 January 200122:09Ariane 4Ariane 44P-3Turksat 2A1067 February 200123:05Ariane 4Ariane 44L-3Sicral-1 and Skynet 4F1079 June 200106:45Ariane 4Ariane 44L-3Intelsat 90110830 August 200105:46Ariane 4Ariane 44L-3Intelsat 90210925 September 200123:21Ariane 4Ariane 44PAtlantic Bird 211027 November 200105:59Ariane 4Ariane 44LP-3DirecTV-4S11123 January 200223:46Ariane 4Ariane 42L-3Insat 3C11223 February 200206:59Ariane 4Ariane 44LIntelsat 90411329 March 200201:29Ariane 4Ariane 44LAstra 3A and JCSAT-811416 April 200223:02Ariane 4Ariane 44L-3NSS-71154 May 200201:31Ariane 4Ariane 42PSPOT-5 and IDEFIX1165 June 200206:44Ariane 4Ariane 44LIntelsat 9051176 September 200206:44Ariane 4Ariane 44LIntelsat 90611817 December 200223:04Ariane 4Ariane 44LNSS-611915 February 200307:00Ariane 4Ariane 44LIntelsat 907Final launch of Ariane 4. Most recent flight from ELA-2. See also ELA-1 ELA-3 ELA-4 ELS
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