ELA-4

Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4
Ariane Launch Complex 4
ELA-4 under construction in November 2019
Map
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre
Location5°15′54″N 52°47′31″W / 5.265°N 52.792°W / 5.265; -52.792
Time zoneUTC−03 (GFT)
Short nameELA-4
EstablishedSeptember 2021
OperatorArianespace · ESA
Total launches1
Launch history
StatusActive
First launch9 July 2024
Ariane 6 (VA262)
Associated
rockets
Ariane 6

ELA-4 (French: Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4, lit.'Ariane Launch Complex 4') is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana supporting launches of the Ariane 6 program. ELA-4 is located along the Route de l'Espace in the Roche Christine site, between the ELA-3 and ELS launch facilities. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building.