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European Space Agency

European Space Agency conducted 20 orbital launches and owned 114 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

European Space AgencyParisGCAT code ESA

Payloads owned, by decade

81518302518

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Technology17

Astronomy13

Space science13

Deep space11

Navigation8

Earth science8

Communications7

Human spaceflight5

Main programs

ESA Plan13ESA Ast11PROBA6ESA Earth6ATV5Earth Exp5Ari54ESA Cluster4Galileo4CAT3ESA ERS3ESA Tech3

Best-known spacecraft

60 shown

Spacecraft	Launched	Owner	Country	Mission type	Status
Rosetta2004-006A	Mar 2, 2004	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Mars Express2003-022A	Jun 2, 2003	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Herschel Space Observatory2009-026A	May 14, 2009	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Gaia2013-074A	Dec 19, 2013	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Venus Express2005-045A	Nov 9, 2005	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Hipparcos1989-062B	Aug 8, 1989	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	In orbit
Giotto1985-056A	Jul 2, 1985	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Ulysses1990-090B	Oct 6, 1990	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer2023-053A	Apr 14, 2023	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory1995-065A	Dec 2, 1995	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Planck2009-026B	May 14, 2009	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
SMART-12003-043C	Sep 27, 2003	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Solar Orbiter2020-010A	Feb 10, 2020	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Euclid2023-092A	Jul 1, 2023	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
XMM-Newton1999-066A	Dec 10, 1999	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	In orbit
Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer2009-013A	Mar 17, 2009	ESA	European Space Agency	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
Infrared Space Observatory1995-062A	Nov 17, 1995	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	In orbit
INTEGRAL2002-048A	Oct 17, 2002	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter2016-017A	Mar 14, 2016	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
COS-B1975-072A	Aug 9, 1975	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Reentered (orbital decay)
Envisat2002-009A	Mar 1, 2002	ESA	European Space Agency	Radar imaging	In orbit
LISA Pathfinder2015-070A	Dec 3, 2015	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Jules Verne ATV2008-008A	Mar 9, 2008	ESA	European Space Agency	Human spaceflight	Docked with another object
Hera2024-180A	Oct 7, 2024	ESA	European Space Agency	Deep space	Left Earth orbit for deep space
CHEOPS2019-092B	Dec 18, 2019	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	In orbit
EXOSAT1983-051A	May 26, 1983	ESA	European Space Agency	Astronomy	Left Earth orbit for deep space
Johannes Kepler ATV2011-007A	Feb 16, 2011	ESA	European Space Agency	Human spaceflight	Docked with another object
Albert Einstein ATV2013-027A	Jun 5, 2013	ESA	European Space Agency	Human spaceflight	Docked with another object
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity2009-059A	Nov 2, 2009	ESA	European Space Agency	Earth science	In orbit
Edoardo Amaldi ATV2012-010A	Mar 23, 2012	ESA	European Space Agency	Human spaceflight	Docked with another object
Artemis2001-029A	Jul 12, 2001	ESA	European Space Agency	Communications	Renamed
PROBA-12001-049B	Oct 22, 2001	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit
PROBA-22009-059B	Nov 2, 2009	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit
ADM-Aeolus2018-066A	Aug 22, 2018	ESA	European Space Agency	Earth science	Reentered (orbital decay)
CryoSat-22010-013A	Apr 8, 2010	ESA	European Space Agency	Earth science	In orbit
Georges Lemaître ATV2014-044A	Jul 29, 2014	ESA	European Space Agency	Human spaceflight	Docked with another object
European Retrievable Carrier1992-049B	Jul 31, 1992	ESA	European Space Agency	Space science	Attached to another object
PROBA-V2013-021A	May 7, 2013	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit
EarthCARE2024-101A	May 28, 2024	ESA	European Space Agency	Earth science	In orbit
GIOVE-A2005-051A	Dec 28, 2005	ESA	European Space Agency	Navigation	In orbit
Olympus-11989-053A	Jul 12, 1989	ESA	European Space Agency	Communications	In orbit
Biomass2025-090A	Apr 29, 2025	ESA	European Space Agency	Earth science	In orbit
FLEX2026-209A	Sep 15, 2026	ESA	European Space Agency	—	—
ERS-11991-050A	Jul 17, 1991	ESA	European Space Agency	Space science	In orbit
Sentinel-1A2014-016A	Apr 3, 2014	ESA	European Space Agency	Radar imaging	In orbit
ISEE-21977-102B	Oct 22, 1977	ESA	European Space Agency	Space science	Reentered (orbital decay)
CAT-11979-104A	Dec 24, 1979	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	Reentered (orbital decay)
ERS-21995-021A	Apr 21, 1995	ESA	European Space Agency	Radar imaging	Reentered (orbital decay)
Sloshsat-FLEVO2005-005C	Feb 12, 2005	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit
SSETI Express Satellite2005-043E	Oct 27, 2005	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit
Meteosat 11977-108A	Nov 23, 1977	ESA	European Space Agency	Meteorology	In orbit
Eutelsat I F-11983-058A	Jun 16, 1983	ESA	European Space Agency	Communications	In orbit
GIOVE-B2008-020A	Apr 26, 2008	ESA	European Space Agency	Navigation	In orbit
EDRS-C2019-049A	Aug 6, 2019	ESA	European Space Agency	Communications	In orbit
OPS-SAT2019-092F	Dec 18, 2019	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	Reentered (orbital decay)
CAT-31981-057C	Jun 19, 1981	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit
Marecs 11981-122A	Dec 20, 1981	ESA	European Space Agency	Communications	In orbit
CAT-41981-122B	Dec 20, 1981	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit
Marecs 21984-114B	Nov 10, 1984	ESA	European Space Agency	Communications	In orbit
Young Engineers' Satellite1997-066C	Oct 30, 1997	ESA	European Space Agency	Technology	In orbit

The 60 best documented of 91 spacecraft with a page on this site.

Launches conducted

20 launches

Date	Mission	Rocket	Spaceport	Payloads	Outcome
Jul 9, 2024	Cubesats2024-128	Ariane 62	Kourou	12	Partial · 0.85
Jul 13, 2022	LARES 22022-080	Vega C	Kourou	7	Success
Dec 3, 2015	LPF2015-070	Vega	Kourou	1	Success
Jun 23, 2015	Sentinel-2A2015-028	Vega	Kourou	1	Success
Feb 11, 2015	IXV2015-U01	Vega	Kourou	1	Success
Apr 30, 2014	KazEOSat-12014-024	Vega	Kourou	1	Success
May 7, 2013	PROBA-V2013-021	Vega	Kourou	3	Success
Feb 13, 2012	LARES2012-006	Vega	Kourou	10	Success
Nov 16, 2005	Telkom 22005-046	Ariane 5ECA	Kourou	2	Success
Feb 12, 2005	XTAR-EUR2005-005	Ariane 5ECA	Kourou	3	Success
Oct 30, 1997	TEAMSAT1997-066	Ariane 5G	Kourou	4	Partial · 0.75
Jun 4, 1996	Cluster F1-F41996-F03	Ariane 5G	Kourou	4	Failure
Mar 5, 1984	INTELSAT V F81984-023	Ariane 1	Kourou	1	Success
Oct 19, 1983	INTELSAT V F71983-105	Ariane 1	Kourou	1	Success
Jun 16, 1983	ECS 11983-058	Ariane 1	Kourou	2	Success
Sep 10, 1982	Marecs B1982-F06	Ariane 1	Kourou	2	Failure
Dec 20, 1981	Marecs A1981-122	Ariane 1	Kourou	2	Success
Jun 19, 1981	Meteosat F21981-057	Ariane 1	Kourou	3	Success
May 23, 1980	CAT1980-F01	Ariane 1	Kourou	7	Failure
Dec 24, 1979	CAT1979-104	Ariane 1	Kourou	1	Success

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).