Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz

Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz
Soyuz Launch Complex

Interactive map of Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz Soyuz Launch Complex
Launch site	Guiana Space Centre
Time zone	UTC−03 (GFT)
Short name	ELS
Operator	Arianespace · ESA
Launch history Status Undergoing renovation Launches 27 First launch 21 October 2011 Soyuz-ST-B (Galileo, IOV 1+2) Last launch 10 February 2022 Soyuz-ST-B (OneWeb F13) Associated rockets Future: Maia Retired: Soyuz-ST-A, Soyuz-ST-B

Launch pads at the Guiana Space Centre

4km
2.5miles

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6 ELA-4
(Ariane 6)

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3 ELV
(Vega C)

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  Active pad

  Inactive tenanted pad

  Inactive untenanted pad

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ELFS

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ELM

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ELV

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ELA-2

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ELS

Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz (ELS, lit. 'Soyuz Launch Complex') was a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Inactive since 2022 due to the Russo-Ukraine War, the complex was first used in October 2011 in support of the Soyuz-ST rocket and the Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre programme. It was demolished on April 24, 2026 to make way for a launch pad for MaiaSpace's Maia rocket.