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European Space Agency
Multinational • FRA,ITA,DEU,ESP,CHE,GBR,AUT,SWE,BEL,PRT,NLD,HUN,POL,DNK,CZE,ROU,NOR,FIN,GRC,EST,IRL,LUX,SVN
Total Launches
7
Successful
6
Failed
1
Success Rate
86%
About
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees. ESA's space flight programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station program); the launch and operation of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon; Earth observation, science and telecommunication; designing launch vehicles; and maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana.
Launches (8)
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30/2026 | T1H-1 | Themis Demonstrator | TBD |
| 7/9/2024 | Maiden Flight | Ariane 62 | Success |
| 7/13/2022 | LARES-2 (Maiden flight) | Vega-C | Success |
| 2/13/2012 | Vega | Multipayload mission, 9 satellites | Vega | Success |
| 12/10/1999 | XMM-Newton | Ariane 5 G | Success |
| 10/21/1998 | MaqSat 3 & ARD | Ariane 5 G | Success |
| 10/30/1997 | MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES | Ariane 5 G | Failure |
| 12/24/1979 | CAT 1 | Ariane 1 | Success |