The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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As Europe’s centre of excellence for mission operations, the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) is home to the engineers who control spacecraft in orbit, manage our global tracking station network, and design and build the systems on ground that support missions in space. Since 1967, over 60 satellites belonging to ESA and its partners have been flown from Darmstadt, Germany.
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