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.
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The International Space Station makes 15 orbits around the Earth each day. The illustration of the COLAIS system in operation using the NORAIS receiver shows ISS passing the Mediterranean. Its field of view is shown in red, detected vessels are shown with ship symbols, and terrestrial AIS base stations are shown as buildings. The data are for the first five hours of 3 June 2010.