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Launch pad at Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana

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::summary Launch pad at Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana ::

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FieldValue
nameEnsemble de Lancement Ariane 3
Ariane Launch Complex 3
imageAriane 5 with James Webb Space Telescope Prelaunch. (NHQ202112230013).jpg
captionELA-3 before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
siteGuiana Space Centre
location
utc_offset−03
time_zoneGFT
shortELA-3
operatorAvio
tlaunches117
paddetails{{Infobox launch pad/pad
statusInactive
first4 June 1996
first_detailsAriane 5 G (CLUSTER)
last5 July 2023
last_detailsAriane 5 ECA (Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz)
rocketsFuture: Vega E
Retired: Ariane 5
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| name = Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 Ariane Launch Complex 3 | image = Ariane 5 with James Webb Space Telescope Prelaunch. (NHQ202112230013).jpg | caption = ELA-3 before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope | site = Guiana Space Centre | location = | utc_offset = −03 | time_zone = GFT | short = ELA-3 | operator = Avio | tlaunches = 117 | paddetails = {{Infobox launch pad/pad | status = Inactive | first = 4 June 1996 | first_details = Ariane 5 G (CLUSTER) | last = 5 July 2023 | last_details = Ariane 5 ECA (Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz) | rockets = Future: Vega E Retired: Ariane 5

Launch history

Launch graph

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Launch chart

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No.DateTime (UTC)Launch vehicleConfigurationPayloadResultRemarks123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117
4 June 199612:34Ariane 5Ariane 5 GClusterMaiden flight of Ariane 5 and first launch from ELA-3. Software error stemming from Ariane 4 legacy code caused vehicle to veer off course and disintegrate 37 seconds after launch.
30 October 199713:43Ariane 5Ariane 5 GMaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, and YESFirst Ariane 5 flight to reach orbit. Upper stage underperformance led to payloads being placed in lower than planned orbit.
21 October 199816:37Ariane 5Ariane 5 GMaqSat 3 and ARDFirst fully successful Ariane 5 launch. Contained ARD as a rideshare, designed to test reentry.
10 December 199914:32Ariane 5Ariane 5 GXMM-NewtonPart of Horizon 2000 program, a space telescope designed to perform x-ray astronomy.
21 March 200023:28Ariane 5Ariane 5 GINSAT-3B and AsiaStar
14 September 200022:54Ariane 5Ariane 5 GAstra 2B and GE-7
16 November 200001:07Ariane 5Ariane 5 GPAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C and STRV 1D
20 December 200000:26Ariane 5Ariane 5 GAstra 2D, GE-8 and LDREX
8 March 200122:51Ariane 5Ariane 5 GEutelsat 28A and BSAT-2a
12 July 200122:58Ariane 5Ariane 5 GArtemis and BSAT-2bUpper stage underperformance led to payloads being placed into useless orbits. Artemis successfully recovered, BSAT-2b lost.
1 March 200201:07Ariane 5Ariane 5 GEnvisatEarth observation satellite designed to succeed the two European Remote-Sensing Satellites. Largest civilian observation satellite launched.
5 July 200223:22Ariane 5Ariane 5 GStellat 5 and N-Star c
28 August 200222:45Ariane 5Ariane 5 GAtlantic Bird 1 and Meteosat 8
11 December 200222:22Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAHot Bird 7 and StentorFirst stage engine failure led to vehicle's destruction by way of range safety.
9 April 200322:52Ariane 5Ariane 5 GINSAT-3A and Galaxy 12
11 June 200322:38Ariane 5Ariane 5 GOptus and Defence C1 and BSAT-2c
27 September 200323:14Ariane 5Ariane 5 GINSAT-3E, eBird 1 and SMART-1
2 March 200407:17Ariane 5Ariane 5 G+RosettaPart of the Horizon 2000 program, designed to explore comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. First spacecraft to orbit (and with Philae, first to land on) a comet, and first non-NASA spacecraft to reach the outer solar system. First Ariane 5 launch into heliocentric orbit.
18 July 200400:44Ariane 5Ariane 5 G+Anik F2
18 December 200416:26Ariane 5Ariane 5 G+Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL and Nanosat 01
12 February 200521:03Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAXTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2 and Sloshsat
11 August 200508:20Ariane 5Ariane 5 GSThaicom 4
13 October 200522:32Ariane 5Ariane 5 GSSyracuse 3A and Galaxy 15
16 November 200523:46Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASpaceway F2 and TELKOM-2
21 December 200522:33Ariane 5Ariane 5 GSINSAT-4A and Meteosat 9
11 March 200622:32Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASpainsat and Hot Bird 7A
27 May 200621:09Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASatmex 6 and Thaicom 5
11 August 200622:15Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAJCSAT-10 and Syracuse 3B
13 October 200620:56Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECADirecTV-9S, Optus D1 and LDREX-2
8 December 200622:08Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAWildBlue 1 and AMC-18
11 March 200722:03Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASkynet 5A and INSAT-4B
4 May 200722:29Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAstra 1L and Galaxy 17
14 August 200723:44Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASpaceway-3 and BSAT-3A
5 October 200722:02Ariane 5Ariane 5 GSIntelsat 11 and Optus D2
14 November 200722:06Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASkynet 5B and Star One C1
21 December 200721:41Ariane 5Ariane 5 GSRASCOM-QAF 1 and Horizons-2
9 March 200804:03Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESATV-1 "Jules Verne"First flight of the Automated Transfer Vehicle, going to the International Space Station. Made Korou the third launch site (after Baikonur and Cape Canaveral/KSC) to launch a payload to the ISS.
18 April 200822:17Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAStar One C2 and Vinasat-1
12 June 200822:05Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECATurksat 3A and Skynet 5C
7 July 200821:47Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECABadr-6 and ProtoStar I
14 August 200820:44Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAMC-21 and Superbird 7
20 December 200822:35Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat W2M and Hot Bird 9
12 February 200922:09Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAHot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, and Spirale B
14 May 200913:12Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAHerschel Space Observatory and PlanckBoth part of the Horizon 2000 program, both space telescopes. Herschel designed to perform infrared astronomy, Planck designed to measure the cosmic microwave background.
1 July 200919:52Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECATerreStar-1
21 August 200922:09Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAJCSAT-12 and Optus D3
1 October 200921:59Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAmazonas 2 and COMSATBw-1
29 October 200920:00Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECANSS-12 and Thor 6
18 December 200916:26Ariane 5Ariane 5 GSHelios 2B
21 May 201022:01Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAstra 3B and COMSATBw-2
16 June 201021:41Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAArabsat-5A and COMS-1
4 August 201020:59Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECANilesat 201 and RASCOM-QAF 1R
28 October 201021:51Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat W3B and BSAT-3b
26 November 201018:39Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAIntelsat 17 and HYLAS 1
29 December 201021:27Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAKoreasat 6 and HispaSat-1E
16 February 201121:50Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESATV-2 "Johannes Kepler"ISS resupply flight.
22 April 201121:37Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAYahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn
20 May 201120:38Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAST-2 and GSAT-8
6 August 201122:52Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAstra 1N and BSAT 3c
21 September 201121:38Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAArabsat-5C and SES-2
23 March 201204:34Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESATV-3 "Edoardo Amaldi"ISS resupply flight.
15 May 201222:13Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAJCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2
5 July 201221:36Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEchoStar XVII and MSG-3
2 August 201220:54Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAIntelsat 20 and HYLAS 2
28 September 201221:18Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAstra 2F and GSAT-10
10 November 201221:05Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat 21B and Star One C3
19 December 201221:49Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASkynet 5D and MEXSAT-3
7 February 201321:36Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAmazonas-3 and Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a
5 June 201321:52Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESATV-4 "Albert Einstein"ISS resupply flight.
25 July 201319:54Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAlphasat I-XL and INSAT-3D
29 August 201320:30Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat 25B / Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7
6 February 201421:30Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAABS-2 and Athena-Fidus
22 March 201422:04Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAAstra 5B and Amazonas 4A
29 July 201423:47Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESATV-5 "Georges Lemaître"ISS resupply flight. Final launch of the Automated Transfer Vehicle.
11 September 201422:05Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAMEASAT 3b and Optus 10
16 October 201421:43Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAIntelsat 30 and ARSAT-1
6 December 201420:40Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECADirecTV-14 and GSAT-16
26 April 201520:00Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAThor 7 and SICRAL-2
27 May 201521:16Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECADirecTV-15 and Sky Mexico 1
15 July 201521:42Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAStar One C4 and MSG-4
20 August 201520:34Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat 8 West B and Intelsat 34
30 September 201520:30Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECANBN Co 1A and ARSAT-2
10 November 201521:34Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAArabsat-6B and GSAT-15
27 January 201623:20Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAIntelsat 29e
9 March 201605:20Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat 65 West A
18 June 201621:38Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEchoStar 18 and BRIsat
24 August 201622:16Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAIntelsat 33e and Intelsat 36
5 October 201620:30Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASky Muster II and GSAT-18
17 November 201610:07Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESGalileo FOC M6Part of the Galileo satellite navigation system. First Galileo launch on Ariane 5 and from a launch vehicle besides Soyuz.
21 December 201617:30Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAStar One D1 and JCSAT-15
14 February 201718:39Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAIntelsat 32e / SkyBrasil-1 and Telkom 3S
4 May 201721:50Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAKoreasat 7 and SGDC-1
1 June 201723:45Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAViaSat-2 and Eutelsat 172B
28 June 201721:15Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEuropaSat / Hellas Sat 3 and GSAT-17
29 September 201721:56Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAIntelsat 37e, BSAT-4a
12 December 201718:36Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESGalileo FOC M7Part of the Galileo satellite navigation system.
25 January 201822:20Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASES-14 (with GOLD) and Al Yah 3Part of the Explorers program for GOLD, designed to study the effects of space weather on Earth's atmosphere. First dedicated NASA mission to launch from Korou. Azimuth error led to vehicle heading off course and losing telemetry. SES-14/GOLD recovered without affecting mission, Al Yah 3 recovered at cost of significant reduction to lifespan.
5 April 201821:34Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASuperbird-8 / DSN-1 and HYLAS-4
25 July 201811:25Ariane 5Ariane 5 ESGalileo FOC M8Part of the Galileo satellite navigation system.
25 September 201822:38Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAHorizons-3e and Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38
20 October 201801:45Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECABepiColomboPart of the Horizon 2000 Plus program, designed to explore Mercury and study its magnetic field, magnetosphere, and composition. Joint mission between ESA and JAXA. First non-NASA spacecraft to visit the planet.
4 December 201820:37Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAGSAT-11 and GEO-KOMPSAT 2A
5 February 201921:01Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAGSAT-31 and Hellas Sat 4 / SaudiGeoSat 1
20 June 201921:43Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECADirecTV-16 and Eutelsat 7C
6 August 201919:30Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEDRS-C/HYLAS-3 and Intelsat 39
26 November 201921:23Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAInmarsat-5 F5 and TIBA-1
16 January 202021:05Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat Konnect and GSAT-30
18 February 202022:18Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAJCSAT-17 and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B
15 August 202022:04Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECABSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2
30 July 202121:00Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat Quantum and Star One D2
21 October 202102:10Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASES-17 and Syracuse 4A
25 December 202112:20Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAJames Webb Space TelescopePart of the Large Strategic Science Missions, a space telescope aimed to perform visible light astronomy and infrared astronomy. Joint mission between NASA, ESA, and the CSA. Designed to act as a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope.
23 June 202221:50Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAMEASAT-3d and GSAT-24
7 September 202221:45Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAEutelsat Konnect VHTS
23 December 202220:30Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAGalaxy 35 & 36 and MTG-I1
14 April 202312:14Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECAJupiter Icy Moons ExplorerPart of the Cosmic Vision program, designed to explore Jupiter and its moons such as Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Complements NASA's Europa Clipper. Slated to be first Non-NASA spacecraft to visit an outer Solar System planet and the first to orbit a moon besides the Moon. Last Ariane 5 flight into heliocentric orbit.
5 July 202322:00Ariane 5Ariane 5 ECASyracuse 4B and Heinrich HertzFinal launch of the Ariane 5. Most recent flight from ELA-3.
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