ELA-3 short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (French for Ariane Launch Area 3) is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guyana. ELA-3 is operated by Arianespace as part of the expendable launch system for Ariane 5 rockets. 53 launches have been carried out from it the first of which occurred on 4 June 1996.ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres in size.
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