ESA (European Space Agency)

About ESA (European Space Agency)

ESA (European Space Agency) is a government agency headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1975. It works in Satellites & Spacecraft, Launch Vehicles & Propulsion and Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Space Atlas lists 59 sites in 24 countries.

Europe's gateway to space — develops launchers, satellites and missions for science, Earth observation and exploration.

Founded

1975

Sectors

• Paris

  HQ

  24 rue du Général Bertrand, CS 30798, 75345 Paris Cedex 07, Paris, France

• ESA Malargüe Deep Space Antenna 3 (DSA 3)

  Ruta Provincial 186, ~30 km south of Malargüe, Mendoza, Malargüe, Argentina

• ESA BIC Austria (Graz)

  Stremarygasse 16, 8010 Graz, Graz, Austria

• ESA Phi-Lab Austria

  Vienna Airport, 1300 Schwechat, Schwechat, Austria

• ESA BIC Belgium (Brussels)

  BeCentral, Cantersteen 12, 1000 Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

• ESA European Space Security and Education Centre (ESEC), Redu

  Redu, 6890 Libin, Redu, Belgium

  Website

• ESA BIC Czech Republic (Prague)

  Impact Hub Prague, Drtinova 557/10, 150 00 Prague 5, Prague, Czech Republic

• ESA BIC Denmark – Aalborg University hub

  Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark

  Website

• ESA BIC Denmark – Aarhus University hub

  Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

  Website

• ESA BIC Denmark (Lyngby)

  Diplomvej 372, 2nd floor, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

• ESA BIC Estonia – Tallinn site (Tehnopol)

  Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia

  Website

• ESA BIC Estonia (Tartu)

  Narva mnt 20, 51009 Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

• ESA BIC Finland (Espoo)

  A Grid, Otakaari 5 A, 02150 Espoo, Espoo, Finland

• ESA BIC Finland – West Coast Hub, Turku Science Park

  Turku, Turku, Finland

• ESA BIC Finland – West Coast Hub, University of Vaasa

  Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland

• ESA BIC Nord France (Plouzané)

  Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 525 Avenue Alexis de Rochon, 29280 Plouzané, Plouzané, France

• ESA BIC Sud France (Toulouse)

  3 rue Tarfaya, 31000 Toulouse, Toulouse, France

• ESA BIC North Rhine-Westphalia (Aachen)

  Dennewartstraße 25-27, 52068 Aachen, Aachen, Germany

• ESA BIC Northern Germany (Bremen)

  Fahrenheitstr. 1, 28359 Bremen, Bremen, Germany

• European Astronaut Centre (EAC)

  Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne, Cologne, Germany

  Website

• ESOC (European Space Operations Centre)

  Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, 64293 Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

• ESA BIC Hessen (Darmstadt)

  Robert-Bosch-Strasse 7, 64293 Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

• ESA BIC Baden-Württemberg (Reutlingen)

  Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Reutlingen, Germany

• ESA BIC Bavaria (Oberpfaffenhofen)

  Claude-Dornier-Straße 1, Building 401, 82234 Weßling, Weßling, Germany

• ESA BIC Greece (Athens)

  Kifissias Ave. 44, 15125 Maroussi, Athens, Maroussi, Greece

• ESA BIC Hungary (Budapest)

  29 Székács utca, 1122 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

• ESA BIC Ireland (Cork)

  Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings Complex, Dyke Parade, Cork, Cork, Ireland

• ESA BIC Brindisi

  SS 7 Appia 706+030, 72100 Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy

• ESA ESRIN (Centre for Earth Observation)

  Largo Galileo Galilei 1, 00044 Frascati (RM), Frascati, Italy

  Website

• ESA BIC Milan

  Via Durando 38-39, 20158 Milan, Milan, Italy

• ESA BIC Lazio (Rome)

  Via Giacomo Peroni, 442-444, 00131 Rome, Rome, Italy

• ESA BIC Padua

  Via della Tecnica, 87/89, 36030 Sarcedo, Vicenza, Sarcedo, Italy

• ESA BIC Turin

  I3P - Campus Politecnico di Torino, Corso Castelfidardo 30/A, 10129 Turin, Turin, Italy

• ESA BIC Latvia (Riga)

  30 Raņķa Dambis, office 280, Riga, Latvia, Riga, Latvia

• ESA BIC Lithuania – Kaunas site (Kaunas Science and Technology Park)

  K. Petrausko g. 26, Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania

• ESA BIC Lithuania (Vilnius)

  Mokslininkų str. 2A, 08412 Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania

• ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre)

  Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, Noordwijk, Netherlands

• ESA BIC Noordwijk (Netherlands)

  Kapteynstraat 1, 2201 BB Noordwijk, Noordwijk, Netherlands

• ESA BIC Norway (Lillestrøm)

  Brogata 7, 2000 Lillestrøm, Lillestrøm, Norway

• ESA BIC Poland (Warsaw)

  Nowy Świat 6/12, 00-400 Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

• ESA BIC Centro (Coimbra)

  Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal

• ESA BIC Tagus (Lisbon)

  Técnico Venture Lab, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal

• ESA Santa Maria Tracking Station

  Montes das Flores, 5 km from Vila do Porto, Santa Maria Island, Azores 9580, Portugal, Vila do Porto, Portugal

• ESA BIC Slovakia (Košice)

  Košice, Košice, Slovakia

  Website

• ESA BIC Castilla-La Mancha

  Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Albacete, Spain

• ESA BIC Castilla y León (Valladolid)

  C. Jacinto Benavente, 2, 47195 Arroyo de la Encomienda, Valladolid, Arroyo de la Encomienda, Spain

• ESA BIC Valencia Region (Castellón)

  Castellón Airport, Carretera CV-13, Km. 2,4, 12181 Benlloch, Castellón, Benlloch, Spain

• ESA-VSC European High Power RF Space Laboratory

  ETSE, Campus de Burjassot–Paterna, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Burjassot, Spain

  Website

• ESA BIC Barcelona

  RDIT Building, Carrer d'Esteve Terradas, 10, 08860 Castelldefels, Castelldefels, Spain

• ESA Cebreros Deep Space Antenna (DSA 2)

  Cebreros, Ávila, Cebreros, Spain

• ESA BIC Castilla y León — Parque Tecnológico de León

  Parque Tecnológico de León, León, León, Spain

• ESA BIC Madrid Region

  Maestro Angel Llorca, 6, 3rd Floor, 28003 Madrid, Madrid, Spain

• ESA BIC Región de Murcia

  Antiguo aeropuerto civil de San Javier, 30730 San Javier, San Javier, Spain

• ESA BIC Andalusia (Seville)

  C. José Galán Merino, s/n, Antiguas Naves de Renfe, 41015 Seville, Seville, Spain

• ESAC (European Space Astronomy Centre)

  Camino Bajo del Castillo s/n, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain

• ESA BIC Sweden (Luleå)

  Aurorum 1 C, S-977 75 Luleå, Luleå, Sweden

• European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI)

  Park Innovaare, 5234 Villigen, Villigen, Switzerland

• ESA BIC Switzerland (Zürich)

  Stampfenbachstrasse 56, 8092 Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

• ESA BIC UK (Harwell)

  Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, OX11 0QX Didcot, Didcot, United Kingdom