ELA-2
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 An Ariane 4 rocket at ELA-2 |
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| 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 | 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]
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References [edit]
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kourou ELA2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kourou". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Ariane". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ 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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