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Agency Information

Agency Name Full
European Space Agency
CEOS Member
yes
Agency Country
Europe
Agency Website
Agency Mission Timeline

Agency Series

Agency Missions

Current Missions
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
20 Feb 2001
Dec 2025
 
12 Aug 2003
Mar 2026
 
22 Dec 2005
Apr 2027
 
02 Nov 2009
Dec 2025
 
08 Apr 2010
Dec 2028
 
05 Jul 2012
Sep 2030
 
17 Sep 2012
Nov 2027
 
29 Sep 2013
Dec 2025
 
22 Nov 2013
Dec 2025
 
03 Apr 2014
Dec 2025
 
23 Jun 2015
Jul 2025
 
15 Jul 2015
Dec 2033
 
16 Feb 2016
Mar 2026
 
06 Mar 2017
Apr 2027
 
13 Oct 2017
Sep 2027
 
25 Apr 2018
Aug 2028
 
07 Nov 2018
Dec 2027
 
21 Nov 2020
Dec 2027
 
13 Dec 2022
May 2033
 
28 May 2024
31 May 2027
 
16 Aug 2024
15 Aug 2029
 
05 Sep 2024
05 Sep 2034
 
05 Dec 2024
30 Apr 2034
 
Approved Missions
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
Apr 2025
Oct 2030
 
Jul 2025
Jan 2036
 
Jul 2025
Jan 2036
 
Aug 2025
Mar 2034
 
Aug 2025
Mar 2034
 
Oct 2025
Dec 2031
 
Dec 2025
Dec 2032
 
Dec 2025
Jun 2035
 
Jun 2026
Jun 2036
 
Jul 2026
Jan 2035
 
Sep 2026
Mar 2037
 
Mar 2027
Sep 2034
 
Apr 2027
Dec 2030
 
Apr 2027
Dec 2030
 
Aug 2027
Dec 2032
 
Nov 2027
Apr 2034
 
Sep 2028
Sep 2038
 
Nov 2028
May 2036
 
Dec 2028
Dec 2038
 
Mar 2029
Sep 2036
 
Sep 2029
Mar 2037
 
Oct 2029
Apr 2037
 
Dec 2029
Dec 2034
 
Dec 2029
Jun 2037
 
Mar 2030
Sep 2035
 
Mar 2031
Sep 2038
 
Sep 2031
Mar 2039
 
Dec 2031
Jun 2039
 
Dec 2032
Dec 2040
 
Feb 2033
Aug 2041
 
Feb 2033
Aug 2042
 
Feb 2033
Aug 2042
 
Feb 2033
Aug 2043
 
Nov 2033
May 2041
 
Oct 2034
Apr 2042
 
Dec 2035
Jun 2046
 
Dec 2035
Jun 2046
 
Dec 2036
Jun 2047
 
May 2039
Nov 2047
 
May 2039
Nov 2047
 
Feb 2040
Aug 2048
 
Considered Missions
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
2034
2044
 
Completed Missions
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
23 Nov 1977
24 Nov 1979
 -
19 Jun 1981
02 Dec 1991
 -
15 Jun 1988
01 Aug 1991
 
06 Mar 1989
08 Nov 1995
 
02 Mar 1991
26 Apr 2007
 
17 Jul 1991
07 Mar 2000
 
20 Nov 1993
02 May 2011
 
21 Apr 1995
04 Jul 2011
 
02 Sep 1997
11 Apr 2017
 
22 Oct 2001
31 Oct 2021
 
01 Mar 2002
08 Apr 2012
 
17 Mar 2002
27 Oct 2017
 
28 Aug 2002
30 Nov 2022
 
08 Oct 2005
08 Oct 2005
 
19 Oct 2006
15 Nov 2021
 
17 Mar 2009
21 Oct 2013
 
07 May 2013
31 Oct 2021
 
08 Jul 2014
31 May 2019
 
25 Apr 2016
03 Aug 2022
 
02 Feb 2018
31 Mar 2023
 
22 Aug 2018
30 Apr 2023
 
03 Sep 2020
31 Dec 2021
 
17 Nov 2020
17 Nov 2020
 

Agency Instruments

Prototype Instruments

None.

Proposed Instruments

InstrumentMission(s)

TBD Instruments

None.