ELA-3

Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3

ELA-3 before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
Launch site	Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG)
Location	5°14′20″N 52°46′05″W / 5.239°N 52.768°W / 5.239; -52.768
Time zone	UTC−03 (GFT)
Short name	ELA-3
Operator	Arianespace · ESA
Total launches	117
Launch pad(s)	1
Launch history Status Inactive First launch 4 June 1996 Ariane 5 G / CLUSTER Last launch 5 July 2023 Ariane 5 ECA / Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz Associated rockets Ariane 5 (retired)

ELA-3 (French: Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3, lit. 'Ariane Launch Complex 3'), is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. ELA-3 was operated by Arianespace as part of the expendable launch system for Ariane 5 launch vehicles. As of July 2023^[update], 117 launches have been carried out from it, the first of which occurred on 4 June 1996. The final launch occurred on 5 July 2023.

ELA-3 is 21 square kilometres in size.^[1]