VehicleThemis Demonstrator
Launch site Esrange Space Center
Date and time
Launch provider
European Space Agency
ESA
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.
- Type
- Multinational
- Founded
- 1975
- Led by
- Director General: Josef Aschbacher
- Launches
- 7
- Success rate
- 85.7%
Upcoming
PLATO
TBD Arianespace
VehicleAriane 62
Launch site Guiana Space Centre
Date and time
VehicleAriane 62
Launch site Guiana Space Centre
Date and time
VehicleAriane 62
Launch site Guiana Space Centre
Date and time
Latest launches
| Date | Mission | Site | Rocket | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Flight | Guiana Space Centre | Ariane 62 | Success | |
| LARES-2 (Maiden flight) | Guiana Space Centre | Vega-C | Success | |
| Multipayload mission, 9 satellites | Guiana Space Centre | Vega | Success | |
| XMM-Newton | Guiana Space Centre | Ariane 5 G | Success | |
| MaqSat 3 & ARD | Guiana Space Centre | Ariane 5 G | Success | |
| MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES | Guiana Space Centre | Ariane 5 G | Failure | |
| CAT 1 | Guiana Space Centre | Ariane 1 | Success |