arianespace | locationcountry | france <tsp> ela-3 | site | guiana_space_centre <tsp> ariane_5 | launchsite | ela-3 <tsp> ela-3 | operator | arianespace <sep> arianespace sa is a french company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider it undertakes the operation and marketing of the ariane programme the company offers a number of different launch vehicles: the heavy-lift ariane 5 for dual launches to geostationary transfer orbit, the soyuz-2 as a medium-lift alternative, and the solid-fueled vega for lighter payloadsas of may 2021, arianespace had launched more than 850 satellites in 287 launches over 41 years the first commercial flight managed by the new entity was spacenet f1 launched on 23 may 1984 arianespace uses the guiana space centre in french guiana as its main launch site 
the ariane 5 was launched at the ela-3 which is located at the guiana space centre and operated by arianespace who are based in france.arianespace uses the guiana space centre in french guiana as its main launch site