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Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane Launch Area 4

Ariane Launch Area 4 is an active launch pad located in French Guiana, situated at Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. The pad has witnessed 9 rocket launches, including 9 orbital launch attempts.

ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.

Ariane Launch Area 4 Launch Record

Launch statistics for Ariane Launch Area 4
StatusActive
CountryFrench Guiana
Total Launches9
Orbital Launch Attempts9
Fastest Turnaround42 days, 7 hours, 59 minutes, 41 seconds

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Photo Credit: ESA/S. Corvaja

The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

Facility statistics for Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
CountryFrench Guiana
Celestial BodyEarth
Total Launches336

Agency

Arianespace (ASA)
Arianespace (ASA)

CEO: David Cavaillolès

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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