European Space Agency

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The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to space exploration and research, coordinating the space activities of its European member states and partnering with major space agencies worldwide.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
space agency
abbreviation European Space Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: ESA
budgetCurrency euro
continent Europe
cooperatesWith China National Space Administration
surface form: CNSA

Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
surface form: JAXA

NASA
Roscosmos
cooperatingState Canada
country multinational
employs astronauts
field Earth observation
human spaceflight
satellite navigation
space exploration
space science
telecommunications
founded 1975
foundingDate 1975-05-30
hasAstronautCorps European Astronaut Corps
hasFacility European Astronaut Centre
European Space Astronomy Centre
European Space Operations Centre
European Space Research and Technology Centre
surface form: European Space Research Institute

European Space Research and Technology Centre
hasMember Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
headquartersLocation Paris
surface form: Paris, France
legalStatus treaty-based organization
memberStateCount 22
mission Ariane launch vehicle programme
BepiColombo mission
surface form: BepiColombo

Copernicus Programme
ExoMars programme
Gaia observatory
Galileo satellite navigation system
Herschel Space Observatory
JUICE mission
Mars Express
Planck spacecraft
Rosetta mission
Solar Orbiter mission
surface form: Solar Orbiter

Soyuz at CSG launch operations
Vega launch vehicle programme
Venus Express
motto European Space Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: United space in Europe
officialLanguage English
French
German
operatesFrom Guiana Space Centre
surface form: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
participatesIn International Space Station program
surface form: International Space Station programme
predecessor European Launcher Development Organisation
European Space Research Organisation
website https://www.esa.int/

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NASA–ESA–CSA collaboration participant European Space Agency
this entity surface form: ESA
Space Age participant European Space Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency partner European Space Agency
Guiana Space Centre primaryUser European Space Agency
European Space Research Organisation replacedBy European Space Agency
Copernicus Programme satelliteOperator European Space Agency
Artemis I serviceModuleProvider European Space Agency
Orion spacecraft serviceModuleProvider European Space Agency
James Webb Space Telescope spaceAgency European Space Agency
this entity surface form: ESA
Lunar Gateway spaceAgency European Space Agency
this entity surface form: ESA
NIRCam spaceAgency European Space Agency
this entity surface form: ESA
Planck spacecraft spaceAgency European Space Agency
Rosetta mission spaceAgency European Space Agency
SOHO mission spaceAgency European Space Agency
subject surface form: SOHO
this entity surface form: ESA
Solar Orbiter mission spaceAgency European Space Agency
Venus Express spaceAgency European Space Agency
this entity surface form: ESA
STS-42 spaceAgencyInvolvement European Space Agency
BepiColombo mission spaceAgencyPartner European Space Agency
subject surface form: BepiColombo
ExoMars programme spaceAgencyPartner European Space Agency
Copernicus Programme spaceComponentManagedBy European Space Agency
Deep Space Network supportsAgency European Space Agency
Soyuz rocket usedBy European Space Agency
RAD750 usedByAgency European Space Agency
this entity surface form: ESA
RTG usedByOrganization European Space Agency