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ELA-3
Launch pad at Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. Currently inactive, the complex was first used in June 1996 in support of the now retired Ariane 5 rocket. ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) in size.[1]
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Launch site | Guiana Space Centre | ||||||||||
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Location | 5.239°N 52.768°W / 5.239; -52.768 | ||||||||||
Short name | ELA-3 | ||||||||||
Operator | Arianespace | ||||||||||
Total launches | 117 | ||||||||||
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