ELA-1

Ensemble de Lancement Vega
Vega Launch Area
	ELV launch pad in 2017
Launch site	Guiana Space Centre
Location	5°14′10″N 52°46′30″W / 5.236°N 52.775°W
Time zone	UTC−03 (GFT)
Short name	ELV
Operator	Arianespace · ESA
Total launches	52:; 1 Europa II; 11 Ariane 1; 5 Ariane 2; 9 Ariane 3; 22 Vega; 4 Vega C;
Status
Launch history
Status	Active
First launch	5 November 1971; Europa II (STV-4)
Last launch	29 April 2025; Vega C (BIOMASS)
Associated; rockets	Active: Vega C; Retired: Europa II, Ariane 1, Ariane 2, Ariane 3, Vega

4km
2.5miles

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ELV (French: Ensemble de Lancement Vega, lit. 'Vega Launch Complex') is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana supporting launches of the Vega and Vega C rockets. It was first built in November 1971 and was previously used to support launches of the Europa, Ariane 1 and Ariane 3 rockets.