ELA-3
1996 to 2023
Site Details
- Country: France (French Guiana)
- Operator: CNES and Arianespace
- Type: Historical
Overview
The launch complex built for the heavy Ariane 5, whose first flight from the pad in June 1996 ended in an explosion caused by a software fault. Ariane 5 went on to launch Rosetta, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the JUICE mission to Jupiter before its final flight in July 2023.
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