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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Tests demonstrated successful operation of a set of NTN NB‑IoT protocols compliant with the 3GPP Release 17 NTN NB‑IoT standard developed by Sateliot with support from the ESA program.
The European Space Agency endorsed Sateliot through the Future Preparation Generic Program line of the ARTES program for the standard developed by Sateliot, Gatehouse, and 3GPP contributors to connect IoT standard devices from Sateliot’s LEO constellation.
The European Space Agency was leaning towards launching its Euclid mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in mid to late 2023.
The European Space Agency awarded Orbex 7,450,000 EUR in March 2021 through its Boost! program to support new launch vehicle development.
SPP II missions include the Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM), which launched in 2020, and the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) in collaboration with the European Space Agency.
The Eurostar Neo family is based on a next-generation platform and technologies developed with support from the European Space Agency, the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and the UK Space Agency (UKSA).
Vyoma was awarded contracts by the European Space Agency and the European Commission and participated in early-stage incubation schemes within an 18-month period.
Donya Naz Divsaler led an ESA project on using centrifugation-induced artificial gravity in space.
M1 will utilize the European Space Agency’s Tracking Station Network (ESTRACK), which is operated from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
DOVER was developed by RHEA Group in the U.K. as the company’s first satellite in its 30-year history and is co-funded through ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP) and built by Open Cosmos of the United Kingdom.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) provided support for ESA’s award to WORK Microwave for the optical modem development contract.
The European Space Agency awarded WORK Microwave a contract to develop a state-of-the-art optical modem for space-to-ground communication as part of the ARTES Strategic Programme Line for Optical and Quantum Communication – ScyLight and its technology development program.
ArianeGroup and the European Space Agency began a campaign of hot-fire tests of the Ariane 6 upper stage and its Vinci engine at Lampoldshausen, Germany on 2022-10-05 and announced the campaign on 2022-10-06.
ESA, with support from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), awarded WORK Microwave a contract to develop a state-of-the-art optical modem for space-to-ground communication.
NewSpace Systems Ltd was awarded a contract by the European Space Agency under the GSTP program.
Atos is supporting the European Space Agency in planned improvements for the Vega-C launcher.
QinetiQ Space NV delivers observation, platforms, science, navigation, and secure communications infrastructure to civil and commercial space customers including the European Space Agency and the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO).
ESA’s Hera mission is due to launch in late 2024 to perform a detailed post-impact survey of Dimorphos.
Celestia UK won an €800,000 ESA NAVSIP contract to develop a PNT solution based on LEO satellite constellations for 0.005 kg networks and applications.
In early 2022 ESA selected Lunar Logistics Services, a new space start-up based in France, and Astrobotic after a competitive tender to embark LandCam-X on Astrobotic’s second mission to the Moon planned for 2024.