The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), located in Darmstadt, Germany, is the main mission control center for the European Space Agency (ESA). As a spacecraft operations organization, ESOC is responsible for operating uncrewed ESA spacecraft and managing the launch and early orbit phases (LEOP) for both ESA and third-party missions. ESOC also develops and maintains ESA's ESTRACK network of ground stations and collaborates with international partners on space debris studies, mission control tools, and advanced mission concepts. Key missions operated by ESOC include Mars Express, Gaia, and the Sentinel fleet as part of the Copernicus program, which involve partners such as NASA, SSC and Airbus Defence and Space.
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The European Space Agency’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) does not list the 2,800-kilogram rocket stage 2014-065B as having reentered the atmosphere.
WORK Microwave delivered the first set of Ka-band up- and downconverters to the European Space Agency’s European Space Operations Center for deep space antennas.
The European Space Agency put four of its science missions into temporary standby on 2020-03-24 to reduce the number of controllers needed at its European Space Operations Centre.
The European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany operates 15 missions, including the four missions placed into temporary standby.