ELA-1

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Ensemble de Lancement Vega
Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 1

Vega launch pad in 2017
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais
Location	5°14′10″N 52°46′30″W / 5.236°N 52.775°W / 5.236; -52.775
Short name	CECLES, ELA-1, ELV
Operator	European Space Agency CNES
Total launches	49 1 Europa 11 Ariane 1 5 Ariane 2 9 Ariane 3 23 Vega
Launch history Status Active First launch 05 November 1971 Europa II / STV-4 Last launch 9 October 2023 Vega / THEOS-2, TRITON & Othres Associated rockets Europa II Ariane 1 Ariane 2 Ariane 3 Vega (active)

ELA-1, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 1 (French for Ariane Launch Area 1), now named Ensemble de Lancement Vega (short ELV), is a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It has been used to support launches of the Europa rocket, Ariane 1, Ariane 3, and is currently used to launch Vega rockets.^[1]