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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Ensemble de Lancement Vega<br />Vega Launch Area</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ensemble_de_lancement_Vega.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Ensemble_de_lancement_Vega.jpg/250px-Ensemble_de_lancement_Vega.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,14,a,a,290x240@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=ELA-1&revid=1279159579&groups=_bbd25fcceceb8a08c5b08f53f56f958f955af779 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Launch site</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Guiana Space Centre</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="width:67%;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=ELA-1&params=5.236_N_52.775_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°14′10″N</span> <span class="longitude">52°46′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.236°N 52.775°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">5.236; -52.775</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Time zone</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9203" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−03">UTC−03</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_France" title="Time in France">GFT</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Short name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname" style="width:67%;">ELV</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/Arianespace" title="Arianespace">Arianespace</a> <b>·</b> <a href="/wiki/ESA" class="mw-redirect" title="ESA">ESA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Total launches</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>51:</li><li>    1 <a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa II</a></li><li>    11 <a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a></li><li>    5 <a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">Ariane 2</a></li><li>    9 <a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a></li><li>    22 <a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a></li><li>    3 <a href="/wiki/Vega_C" title="Vega C">Vega C</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:67%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox-subbox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddf;">Launch history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">First launch</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">5 November 1971<br /><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa II</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=STV-4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="STV-4 (page does not exist)">STV-4</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Last launch</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">5 December 2024<br /><a href="/wiki/Vega_C" title="Vega C">Vega C</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Sentinel-1C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sentinel-1C (page does not exist)">Sentinel-1C</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Associated<br />rockets</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><b>Active</b>: <a href="/wiki/Vega_C" title="Vega C">Vega C</a><br /><b>Retired</b>: <a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">Ariane 2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="position: relative; top: 0px; right: 0px; width: 240px;"><div class="center" style="font-weight:bold"><a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre#Launch_pad_chart" title="Guiana Space Centre">Launch Sites</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Guiana Space Centre</a></div><div class="thumbinner noresize" style="position: relative; top: 0px; right: 0px; outline:0px; border:0px; padding:0px;height: 360px; width: 240px"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container floatright" style="width: 240px; height: 360px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="240" data-height="360" data-zoom="11" data-lat="5.258583" data-lon="-52.781217" href="/wiki/Special:Map/11/5.258583/-52.781217/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,11,5.258583,-52.781217,240x360.png?lang=en" width="240" height="360" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,11,5.258583,-52.781217,240x360@2x.png?lang=en 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div style="position: absolute;width:240px; 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alt="Maps: terms of use" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Transparent.svg/12px-Transparent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Transparent.svg/18px-Transparent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Transparent.svg/24px-Transparent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; background-color: #111111; color:inherit; clip-path:path(nonzero, 'M0,8 l0,4 l20,0 l0,-4 l-0.3,0 l0,3.7 l-19.4,0 l0,-3.7 z') ; top:317px; left:194px; width:20px; height:20px; transform:scale(2.5, 1.5)"></div><div style="position: absolute; top: 318px; left: 225px; font-size: 9.5px; line-height: 126%; width: fit-content;color: #444433; background-color: transparent; text-align: right; transform: translateX(-100%);">4km<br />2.5miles</div><div style="position:absolute;outline:1px solid #FFFFFF;top:104.3px;left:35.3px;width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:50%;background-color:#4B77D6;color:inherit"></div><div title="ELS" style="position:absolute; line-height: 120%; top: 104.86px; left: 43.3px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent;transform: translateX(-50%); font-size: 12px;"><b>7</b></div><div style="position:absolute;left:34.3px;top:99.3px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Soyouz" title="7 ELS"><img alt="7 ELS" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/18px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/27px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/36px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;left:32.8px;top:99.3px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Soyouz" title="7 ELS"><img alt="7 ELS" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/21px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/32px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/42px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;outline:1px solid #FFFFFF;top:166.2px;left:98.2px;width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:50%;background-color:#269F46;color:inherit"></div><div title="ELA-4" style="position:absolute; line-height: 120%; top: 166.76px; left: 106.2px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent;transform: translateX(-50%); font-size: 12px;"><b>6</b></div><div style="position:absolute;left:97.2px;top:161.2px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/ELA-4" title="6 ELA-4"><img alt="6 ELA-4" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/18px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/27px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/36px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;left:95.7px;top:161.2px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/ELA-4" title="6 ELA-4"><img alt="6 ELA-4" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/21px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/32px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/42px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;outline:1px solid #FFFFFF;top:200.6px;left:131.2px;width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:50%;background-color:#4B77D6;color:inherit"></div><div title="ELA-3" style="position:absolute; line-height: 120%; top: 201.16px; left: 139.2px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent;transform: translateX(-50%); font-size: 12px;"><b>5</b></div><div style="position:absolute;left:130.2px;top:195.6px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/ELA-3" title="5 ELA-3"><img alt="5 ELA-3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/18px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/27px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/36px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;left:128.7px;top:195.6px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/ELA-3" title="5 ELA-3"><img alt="5 ELA-3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/21px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/32px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/42px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;outline:1px solid #FFFFFF;top:210.8px;left:119.6px;width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:50%;background-color:#DB3123;color:inherit"></div><div title="ELA-2" style="position:absolute; line-height: 120%; top: 211.36px; left: 127.6px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent;transform: translateX(-50%); font-size: 12px;"><b>4</b></div><div style="position:absolute;left:118.6px;top:205.8px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/ELA-2" title="4 ELA-2"><img alt="4 ELA-2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/18px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/27px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/36px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;left:117.1px;top:205.8px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/ELA-2" title="4 ELA-2"><img alt="4 ELA-2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/21px-Transparent_square.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/32px-Transparent_square.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Transparent_square.svg/42px-Transparent_square.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="12" data-file-height="12" /></a></span></div><div style="position:absolute;outline:1px solid #FFFFFF;top:204.9px;left:121px;width:16px;height:16px;border-radius:50%;background-color:#000000;color:inherit"></div><div title="ELV" style="position:absolute; line-height: 120%; top: 205.46px; left: 129px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent;transform: translateX(-50%); font-size: 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style="display:inline-block;line-height:110%;vertical-align:middle; padding:1px 4px;border-radius:8px;border: 0.5px solid black;background-color:#DB3123;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">4</div> <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a><br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:110%;vertical-align:middle; padding:1px 4px;border-radius:8px;border: 0.5px solid black;background-color:#4B77D6;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">5</div> <a href="/wiki/ELA-3" title="ELA-3">ELA-3</a><br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:110%;vertical-align:middle; padding:1px 4px;border-radius:8px;border: 0.5px solid black;background-color:#269F46;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">6</div> <a href="/wiki/ELA-4" title="ELA-4">ELA-4</a><br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:110%;vertical-align:middle; padding:1px 4px;border-radius:8px;border: 0.5px solid black;background-color:#4B77D6;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">7</div> <a href="/wiki/Ensemble_de_Lancement_Soyouz" title="Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz">ELS</a><br /></div></div></div></div> <p><b>ELV</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr"><b>Ensemble de Lancement Vega</b></i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Vega Launch Complex') is a <a href="/wiki/Launch_complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Launch complex">launch complex</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Guiana Space Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a> supporting launches of the <a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vega_C" title="Vega C">Vega C</a> rockets. It was first built in November 1971 and was previously used to support launches of the <a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> rockets. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Europa_(BEC)"><span id="Europa_.28BEC.29"></span>Europa (BEC)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Europa (BEC)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ELA-1, at the time designated <b>BEC</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr"><b>Base Équatoriale du CECLES</b></i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'CECLES Equatorial Base') was constructed as an equatorial launch site for the <a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa-II</a> rocket which was being built as part of the <a href="/wiki/European_Launcher_Development_Organisation" title="European Launcher Development Organisation">ELDO</a> programme. The first launch occurred on 5 November 1971. This was the only flight of the Europa-II, which ended in failure due to a guidance problem. The launch site was mothballed, and later demolished. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ariane_(ELA)"><span id="Ariane_.28ELA.29"></span>Ariane (ELA)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ariane (ELA)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the <a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a> programme was started, to replace the failed ELDO programme, a new launch site was built on the site of the former BEC, re-designated as <b>ELA</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr"><b>Ensemble de Ariane</b></i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Ariane Launch Complex'). The first <a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a> launch occurred on 24 December 1979. ELA was also used by <a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">Ariane 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> rockets, which first flew on 31 May 1986 and 4 August 1984 respectively. ELA was redesignated ELA-1 when the <a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">Ariane 4</a> entered service in 1988, as this launched from a separate launch pad, designated <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a>. The Ariane 1 was retired on 22 February 1986, the Ariane 2 on 2 April 1989, and the Ariane 3 on 12 July 1989. ELA was subsequently demolished. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vega_(ELV)"><span id="Vega_.28ELV.29"></span>Vega (ELV)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vega (ELV)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2001, started the redevelopment of the pad to accommodate the <a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> rocket and the ELA-1 was redesignated ELV.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reconstruction retained the Ariane 1 flame trench and added a new 50 m tall retractable vertical assembly building to cover the rocket during the preparation, four lighting protection masts and a new launch tower for the rocket. The launchpad is sometimes also designated as <i>Site de Lancement Vega</i> (SLV) and <i>Zone de Lancement Vega</i> (ZLV). Vega made its first launch from the complex on 13 February 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Launch_history">Launch history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Launch history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_graph">Launch graph</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Launch graph"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="padding-top:10px;margin-top:1em;max-width:700px;" class="chart noresize"> <div 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style="position:absolute;left:67.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:136px;top:10px;min-width:13px;max-width:13px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">1980</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:142.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:211px;top:10px;min-width:13px;max-width:13px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">1985</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:217.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:286px;top:10px;min-width:13px;max-width:13px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">1990</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:292.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:361px;top:10px;min-width:13px;max-width:13px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2010</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:367.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:436px;top:10px;min-width:13px;max-width:13px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2015</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:442.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:511px;top:10px;min-width:13px;max-width:13px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2020</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:517.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:586px;top:10px;min-width:13px;max-width:13px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2025</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:592.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style:none;column-width:12em;"><li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:Firebrick;border:1px solid Firebrick;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa II</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:Blue;border:1px solid Blue;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:Cyan;border:1px solid Cyan;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">Ariane 2</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:Teal;border:1px solid Teal;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:Burlywood;border:1px solid Burlywood;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:Sienna;border:1px solid Sienna;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Vega_C" title="Vega C">Vega C</a></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_chart">Launch chart</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Launch chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>N° </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Flight </th> <th>Launcher </th> <th>Payload </th> <th>Result </th> <th>References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>5 November 1971 </td> <td>F-11 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa II</a> </td> <td>satellite mockup </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>24 December 1979 </td> <td>L-1 </td> <td rowspan="9" style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CAT-1" title="CAT-1">CAT-1</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success <sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>23 May 1980 </td> <td>L-2 </td> <td>Firewheel Subsat-1,2,3,4 <br /> Amsat P3A <br /> CAT 2 </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>19 June 1981 </td> <td>L-3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meteosat" title="Meteosat">Meteosat</a> 2 <br /> Apple <br /> CAT 3 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>20 December 1981 </td> <td>L-4 </td> <td>MARECS 1 <br /> CAT 4 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>9 September 1982 </td> <td>L-5 </td> <td>MARECS B <br /> Sirio 2 </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>16 June 1983 </td> <td>L-6 </td> <td>ECS 1 <br /> Amsat P3B (Oscar 10) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>19 October 1983 </td> <td>L-7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_5" title="Intelsat 5">Intelsat 5</a>07 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>5 March 1984 </td> <td>L-8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_5" title="Intelsat 5">Intelsat 5</a>08 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>23 May 1984 </td> <td>V-9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spacenet" title="Spacenet">Spacenet</a> F1 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>4 August 1984 </td> <td>V-10 </td> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eutelsat" title="Eutelsat">Eutelsat</a> 2 <br /> Telecom 1A </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>10 November 1984 </td> <td>V-11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spacenet" title="Spacenet">Spacenet</a> F2 <br /> MARECS 2 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>8 February 1985 </td> <td>V-12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arabsat-1A" title="Arabsat-1A">Arabsat-1A</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Brasilsat-A1" class="mw-redirect" title="Brasilsat-A1">Brasilsat-A1</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>8 May 1985 </td> <td>V-13 </td> <td>GStar 1 <br /> Télécom 1B </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td>2 July 1985 </td> <td>V-14 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giotto_(spacecraft)" title="Giotto (spacecraft)">Giotto</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td>12 September 1985 </td> <td>V-15 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> </td> <td>Spacenet 3 <br /> ECS 3 </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>22 February 1986 </td> <td>V-16 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">Ariane 1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SPOT_(satellite)" title="SPOT (satellite)">SPOT 1</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Viking_(satellite)" title="Viking (satellite)">Viking</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><i>Flight V-17 (Ariane 3) was the first flight to launch from <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a> on <b>28 March 1986</b></i> <sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td>31 May 1986 </td> <td>V-18 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">Ariane 2</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_VA_F-14" title="Intelsat VA F-14">Intelsat VA F-14</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>16 September 1987 </td> <td>V-19 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Optus_(satellite)" title="Optus (satellite)">Aussat A3</a> <br /> ECS 4 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><i>Flight V-20 (Ariane 2) launched from <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a> on <b>20 November 1987</b></i> <sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td>11 March 1988 </td> <td>V-21 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spacenet" title="Spacenet">Spacenet</a> 3R <br /> Telecom 1C </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><i>Flight V-22 (<b>Maiden flight Ariane 4</b>) launched from <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a> on <b>15 June 1988</b></i> <sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA2_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>17 May 1988 </td> <td>V-23 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">Ariane 2</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intelsat_VA_F-13" title="Intelsat VA F-13">Intelsat VA F-13</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_2_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td>21 July 1988 </td> <td>V-24 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/INSAT-1C" title="INSAT-1C">INSAT-1C</a> <br /> ECS 5 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><i>Flight V-25 (Ariane 3) launched from <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a> on <b>8 September 1988</b></i> <sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA2_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td>28 October 1988 </td> <td>V-26 </td> <td style="text-align: center;" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">Ariane 2</a> </td> <td>TDF 1 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_2_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td>27 January 1989 </td> <td>V-28 </td> <td>Intelsat VA F-15 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_2_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td>2 April 1989 </td> <td>V-30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tele-X" title="Tele-X">Tele-X</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_2_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>11 July 1989 </td> <td>V-32 </td> <td style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">Ariane 3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olympus-1" title="Olympus-1">Olympus-1</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA1_5-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-List_Ariane_3_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-List_Ariane_3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-book_ELA_1_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book_ELA_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><i>Flights <b>V27, V29 and V31</b> were launched from <b><a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a></b></i>. <i>V27, V29 and V31 were all operated by <b><a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">Ariane 4</a></b></i><sup id="cite_ref-Overview_ELA2_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Overview_ELA2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="color:white;"> <td colspan="7" style="background-color:darkGrey;">From July 1989 until February 2012, no rockets were launched from ELA-1. As an alternative, <a href="/wiki/ELA-2" class="mw-redirect" title="ELA-2">ELA-2</a> and <a href="/wiki/ELA-3" title="ELA-3">ELA-3</a> were used.<br />In November 2001, construction works started to prepare the pad for the lightweight Vega rocket. </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td>13 February 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vega_flight_VV01" title="Vega flight VV01">VV-01</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;" rowspan="20"><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LARES_(satellite)" title="LARES (satellite)">LARES</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xatcobeo" title="Xatcobeo">Xatcobeo</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E-st@r" title="E-st@r">e-st@r</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ROBUSTA" title="ROBUSTA">ROBUSTA</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MaSat-1" title="MaSat-1">MaSat-1</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goliat" title="Goliat">Goliat</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PW-Sat" title="PW-Sat">PW-Sat</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UniCubeSat-GG" title="UniCubeSat-GG">UniCubeSat-GG</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td>7 May 2013 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV02&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV02 (page does not exist)">VV-02</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PROBA-V" title="PROBA-V">PROBA-V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VNREDSat-1" title="VNREDSat-1">VNREDSat-1</a>A</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESTCube-1" title="ESTCube-1">ESTCube-1</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td>30 April 2014 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV03&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV03 (page does not exist)">VV-03</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KazEOSat_2" title="KazEOSat 2">KazEOSat 1</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>11 February 2015</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV04&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV04 (page does not exist)">VV-04</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_eXperimental_Vehicle" title="Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle">IVX</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>23 June 2015</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV05&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV05 (page does not exist)">VV-05</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sentinel-2A" title="Sentinel-2A">Sentinel-2A</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td>3 December 2015</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV06&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV06 (page does not exist)">VV-06</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LISA_Pathfinder" title="LISA Pathfinder">LISA Pathfinder</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td>16 September 2016</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV07&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV07 (page does not exist)">VV-07</a></td> <td>PeruSat-1 <br /> 4 <a href="/wiki/SkySat" title="SkySat">Terra Bella</a> satellites</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td>5 December 2016</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV08&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV08 (page does not exist)">VV-08</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6kt%C3%BCrk-1" title="Göktürk-1">Göktürk-1</a>A</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td>9 March 2017</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV09&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV09 (page does not exist)">VV-09</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sentinel-2B" title="Sentinel-2B">Sentinel-2B</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Vegaover_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vegaover-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td>2 August 2017</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV10&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV10 (page does not exist)">VV-10</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/OPTSAT-3000" title="OPTSAT-3000">OPTSAT-3000</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/VEN%CE%BCS" title="VENμS">VENμS</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td>8 November 2017</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV11&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV11 (page does not exist)">VV-11</a></td> <td>2 MN35-13 satellites</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td>22 August 2018</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV12&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV12 (page does not exist)">VV-12</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/ADM-Aeolus" title="ADM-Aeolus">ADM-Aeolus</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39</td> <td>21 November 2018</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV13&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV13 (page does not exist)">VV-13</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_VI_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed VI (satellite)">Mohammed VI-B</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td>22 March 2019</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV14&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV14 (page does not exist)">VV-14</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/PRISMA_(spacecraft)" title="PRISMA (spacecraft)">PRISMA</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td>11 July 2019</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vega_flight_VV15" title="Vega flight VV15">VV-15</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=FalconEye_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FalconEye 1 (page does not exist)">FalconEye 1</a></td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td>03 September 2020</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vega_flight_VV16" title="Vega flight VV16">VV-16</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athena_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Athena (satellite) (page does not exist)">Athena</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESAIL_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ESAIL (satellite) (page does not exist)">ESAIL</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=GHGSat-C1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="GHGSat-C1 (page does not exist)">GHGSat-C1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=NEMO-HD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NEMO-HD (page does not exist)">NEMO-HD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%91uSat" title="ÑuSat">ÑuSat</a> 6</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPM-Sat" title="UPM-Sat">UPM-Sat</a> 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ION_Satellite_Carrier" title="ION Satellite Carrier">ION CubeSat Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planet_Labs" title="Planet Labs">Flock-4v</a> × 26 <i>(cubesats)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=AMICal_Sat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AMICal Sat (page does not exist)">AMICal Sat</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DIDO-3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DIDO-3 (page does not exist)">DIDO-3</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=FSSCat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FSSCat (page does not exist)">FSSCat</a> /A and /B <i>(cubesats)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spire_Global" title="Spire Global">Lemur-2</a> × 8 <i>(cubesats)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=OSM-1_Cicero&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="OSM-1 Cicero (page does not exist)">OSM-1 Cicero</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napa-1" title="Napa-1">NAPA-1</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=PICASSO_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PICASSO (satellite) (page does not exist)">PICASSO</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=SIMBA_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SIMBA (satellite) (page does not exist)">SIMBA</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SpaceBEE" class="mw-redirect" title="SpaceBEE">SpaceBEE</a> × 12 <i>(cubesats)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TARS-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TARS-1 (page does not exist)">TARS-1</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TRISAT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TRISAT (page does not exist)">TRISAT</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TT%C3%9C-100&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TTÜ-100 (page does not exist)">TTÜ-100</a> <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyvak" title="Tyvak">Tyvak</a> 0171 <i>(cubesat)</i></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43</td> <td>17 November 2020</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV17&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV17 (page does not exist)">VV-17</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SEOSat-Ingenio" title="SEOSat-Ingenio">SEOSat-Ingenio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TARANIS" title="TARANIS">TARANIS</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>44</td> <td>29 April 2021</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV18&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV18 (page does not exist)">VV-18</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A9iades_(satellite)" title="Pléiades (satellite)">Pléiades Neo 3</a></li> <li>NorSat-3</li> <li>Bravo <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>ELO Alpha <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lemur-2" class="mw-redirect" title="Lemur-2">Lemur-2</a> × 2 <i>(cubesats)</i></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>45</td> <td>17 August 2021</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV19&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV19 (page does not exist)">VV-19</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A9iades_(satellite)" title="Pléiades (satellite)">Pléiades Neo 4</a></li> <li>BRO-4 <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>LEDSAT <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>RADCUBE <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>SUNSTORM <i>(cubesats)</i></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>46</td> <td>16 November 2021</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV20&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV20 (page does not exist)">VV-20</a></td> <td> <p><a href="/wiki/CERES_(satellite)" title="CERES (satellite)">CERES</a> × 3 </p> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>47</td> <td>13 July 2022</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV21&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV21 (page does not exist)">VV-21</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vega-C" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega-C">Vega-C</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LARES_2" class="mw-redirect" title="LARES 2">LARES 2</a></li> <li>ALPHA <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>AstroBio CubeSat <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>CELESTA <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>GreenCube <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>MTCube-2 <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>TRISAT-R <i>(cubesat)</i></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td>21 December 2022</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vega_flight_VV22" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega flight VV22">VV-22</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%A9iades_(satellite)" title="Pléiades (satellite)">Pléiades Neo 5 & 6</a></td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>49</td> <td>9 October 2023</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vega_flight_VV23&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vega flight VV23 (page does not exist)">VV-23</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vega" title="Vega">Vega</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/THEOS-2" title="THEOS-2">THEOS-2</a></li> <li>TRITON</li> <li>ANSER × 3 <i>(cubesats)</i></li> <li>CSC × 2 <i>(cubesats)</i></li> <li>ESTCube-2 <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>MACSAT <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>N3SS <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>PRETTY <i>(cubesat)</i></li> <li>PVCC <i>(cubesat)</i></li></ul> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Situation on 10 October 2023</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ELA-1&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Encyclopedia+Astronautica&rft.atitle=Europa&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astronautix.com%2Ffam%2Feuropa.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AELA-1" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-List_Ariane_1-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-List_Ariane_1_4-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.astronautix.com/a/ariane1.html">"Ariane 1"</a>. <i>Encyclopedia Astronautica</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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