ELA-2

Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2
Ariane Launch Complex 2
ELA-2 in 2007, four years after Ariane 4's retirement.
Interactive map of Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2
Ariane Launch Complex 2
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre
Coordinates5°13′55″N 52°46′34″W / 5.232°N 52.776°W / 5.232; -52.776
Short nameELA-2
OperatorArianespace/ESA
Total launches119
Launch pad1
Orbital inclination
range		5°-100°
Launch history
StatusInactive
First launch28 March 1986 (1986-03-28)
Ariane 3 (GStar-2 and Brasilsat-A2)
Last launch15 February 2003
Ariane 4 (Intelsat 907)
Associated
rockets		Ariane 4, Ariane 3, Ariane 2

ELA-2 (French: Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 2, lit. 'Ariane Launch Complex 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.

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