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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 / 5.236; -52.775
Time zone	UTC−03 (GFT)
Short name	ELV
Operator	Arianespace · ESA
Total launches	49:     1 Europa II     11 Ariane 1     5 Ariane 2     9 Ariane 3     21 Vega     2 Vega C
Launch history Status Active First launch 5 November 1971 Europa II (STV-4) Last launch 9 October 2023 Vega (THEOS-2, TRITON & others) Associated rockets Active: Vega, Vega C Retired: Europa II, Ariane 1, Ariane 2, Ariane 3

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.