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European Space Agency (ESA)

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Agence spatiale européenne

The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to space exploration, with 22 member states. Founded in 1975, ESA shapes Europe's space capabilities, ensuring investments in space deliver benefits to European citizens, working across the entire space sector. ESA develops and operates Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and astronomy satellites and sends probes to explore the solar system, partnering with agencies like NASA, JAXA and commercial partners like Airbus. Key programs include the development of launch vehicles like Ariane and Vega, the Galileo satellite navigation system, and missions like Rosetta and BepiColombo.

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The European Space Agency and the European Commission provide support for the EAGLE-1 project.

GeneralValue 2.0Nov 18, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite to Support End-to-end Secure QKD System for Europe

The European Space Agency will have three seats on Artemis missions, likely including Artemis 4 and Artemis 5 that will deliver the I-Hab and ESPRIT modules to the Gateway.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 18, 2022Japan agrees to space station extension and Gateway contributions

Arianespace will launch its final three Ariane 5 missions next year, including ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, and will then transition to the first launch of the Ariane 6.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Nov 16, 2022Companies have diverging views on the future of European launch

Gerldine Naja is the European Space Agency’s Director of Commercialization, Industry and Procurement.

GovernanceValue 3.5Nov 15, 2022Europe seeks greater autonomy and independence in space

Astorg acknowledged that ESA and the European Commission have successfully collaborated on various configurations for secure connectivity.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 2.1Nov 15, 2022Europe seeks greater autonomy and independence in space

SSTL’s Lunar Pathfinder will serve as a telecommunications relay satellite for lunar missions with ESA as a core customer and NASA as a user in exchange for NASA delivering Lunar Pathfinder to lunar orbit through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Nov 14, 2022NASA laser retroreflector array delivered to ESA for Lunar Pathfinder satellite navigation + Lunar Pathfinder info

ClearSpace is developing core capabilities for the European Space Agency’s ClearSpace-1 mission in 2025 that will use a spacecraft with four articulated arms to de-orbit part of a Vega rocket.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 14, 2022ClearSpace announces life extension collaboration with Intelsat

ESA’s IZN-1 laser ranging station on top of the Izaña mountain in Tenerife, Spain has completed months of testing and commissioning, passed final tests, and reached station acceptance before being handed over to ESA from the contractor DiGOS.

CapabilityPlanRelationshipsValue 4.4Nov 14, 2022NASA laser retroreflector array delivered to ESA for Lunar Pathfinder satellite navigation + Lunar Pathfinder info

The EAGLE-1 project receives support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission.

RelationshipsValue 2.8Nov 13, 2022SES selects Arianespace to launch the EAGLE-1 satellite

The delay of VERITAS creates a workforce pileup for partner teams in France, Germany, and Italy that are also working on the European Space Agency Venus mission EnVision.

PlanGrowthValue 3.6Nov 13, 2022Delayed NASA Venus mission looks for a reprieve

Under an agreement with ESA, SES and its partners will design, develop, launch, and operate a satellite-based end-to-end Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system to test and validate space-based secure transmission of cryptographic keys.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.5Nov 13, 2022SES selects Arianespace to launch the EAGLE-1 satellite

The Vega C development program has been managed by ESA with participation from 12 ESA Member States.

GeneralCapabilityGrowthValue 3.0Nov 13, 2022SES selects Arianespace to launch the EAGLE-1 satellite

IS-45 is being developed under an ESA Partnership Project with SWISSto12 of Renens, Switzerland.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.6Nov 12, 2022First small geostationary HummingSat sold

Intelsat placed an order for the first small geostationary HummingSat developed as part of ESA’s efforts to support fast, dynamic and agile private space firms in Europe.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 12, 2022First small geostationary HummingSat sold

The Vega C development program has been managed by ESA with participation from 12 Member States of the Agency.

GeneralGovernanceValue 3.0Nov 9, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite for Europe’s Quantum Cryptography

Under the agreement with ESA, SES and its partners will design, develop, launch, and operate a satellite-based end-to-end QKD system to test and validate space-based secure transmission of cryptographic keys.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 9, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite for Europe’s Quantum Cryptography

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission provide support for the EAGLE-1 project.

GeneralPlanValue 2.5Nov 9, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite for Europe’s Quantum Cryptography

xSPANCION is a 3-year project led by AAC Clyde Space under the European Space Agency ARTES Pioneer programme.

PlanValue 3.0Nov 7, 2022AAC Clyde Space’s xSPANCION constellation project moves to final demonstration phase

The UK Space Agency is co-funding the xSPANCION project with 9.9 MEUR (approx. 100.9 MSEK) through ESA’s Pioneer Partnership Projects.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.6Nov 7, 2022AAC Clyde Space’s xSPANCION constellation project moves to final demonstration phase

M1 will utilize the European Space Agency’s Tracking Station Network (ESTRACK) operated from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 31, 2022ispace HAKUTO-R Lunar Lander Arrives in Cape Canaveral, Florida
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