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European Space Agency (ESA)

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gov civilFounded 1975
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www.esa.int/sme
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Thales Alenia Space signed a €107 million contract with the European Space Agency for the supply of six additional radar-based satellites for the Italian Earth observation constellation IRIDE.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyOrg RelationshipOct 16, 2024ESA orders 6 more radar-based satellites from Thales Alenia Space for IRIDE constellation

ESA demonstrated the ability to move quickly on a spacecraft mission by compiling the final flight software during the flight to Florida.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralOct 14, 2024The trials and tribulations of Hera

ESA regrouped and proposed Hera after the failure to secure funding for the Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) at a 2016 ministerial meeting.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralOct 14, 2024The trials and tribulations of Hera

Hera won funding at the ESA ministerial meeting in late 2019, allowing its development to proceed.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralOct 14, 2024The trials and tribulations of Hera

SpaceX launched the ESA Hera mission to interplanetary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, 2024-10-07.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralOct 7, 2024SpaceX sends off ESA’s Hera planetary defense mission to study NASA’s astroid redirection

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter cost $1.5 billion.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative FinancialOct 7, 2024Cubesats are changing the way we explore the solar system

Hera, which launched on October 7, is deploying ESA’s first deep-space cubesats to visit the Didymos asteroid system.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralOct 7, 2024Cubesats are changing the way we explore the solar system

The European Space Agency is launching several Phi-labs across Europe to accelerate the future of Earth Observation, deliver innovation, reduce time-to-market, and potentially disrupt and transform markets.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralOct 2, 2024Arctic Phi-Lab to develop cutting edge space technologies to meet arctic needs

Redwire Corporation is providing an onboard computer system for the European Space Agency’s Hera mission.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralOct 2, 2024Redwire Enabling ESA’s First Planetary Defense Mission with Cutting-Edge Onboard Computer System

ESA’s European Space Operations Centre operates a diverse set of missions that will serve as a testing and validation ground for space traffic management technologies and services.

Mentioned as: ESAOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2024ESA tests space traffic management services from Neuraspace

On 16 September 2024, the European Space Agency awarded Neuraspace a contract to offer and integrate its space traffic management solutions for a number of ESA missions.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipSep 16, 2024ESA tests space traffic management services from Neuraspace

Neuraspace will expand its in-depth knowledge, incorporate improved functionality into its solution, and increase the scalability of its services as part of the collaboration with ESA.

Mentioned as: ESAOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2024ESA tests space traffic management services from Neuraspace

Ongoing development of Europe's space transportation capabilities is supported by thousands of people working in ESA's 22 Member States.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralSep 16, 2024Ariane 6 joint update report | 16/09/2024

The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralSep 16, 2024Ariane 6 joint update report | 16/09/2024

ESA’s Space Debris Office will use the Neuraspace service on a daily basis to assess close approaches of ESA satellites for missions operated from the European Space Operations Centre.

Mentioned as: ESAOrg RelationshipSep 16, 2024ESA tests space traffic management services from Neuraspace

Greenerwave is developing an Electronically Steered Array (ESA) terminal that provides fast switching between multiple networks and multiple orbits and includes Intelsat custom features.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralSep 16, 2024Intelsat Unveils Terminal Strategy to Power Multi-Orbit Satellite Services

The European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite delivered the first images captured by its scientific weather payload supplied by AAC Clyde Space.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralSep 12, 20241st images from the Arctic Weather Satellite are received

Early on-orbit operations for the April Galileo launch were executed by the Galileo Service Operator with support from around 30 satellite experts from ESA and manufacturer OHB at the Galileo Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen under the responsibility of EUSPA.

Mentioned as: ESAOrg RelationshipSep 12, 2024SpaceX to launch ESA’s Galileo L13, two more satellites for Europe’s alternative to American GPS

The revised ESA mission will instead seek to remove the ESA Project for On-Board Autonomy-1 (Proba-1) satellite from low Earth orbit along with other changes.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative PlanSep 11, 2024Astroscale and ClearSpace get funds to advance double satellite de-orbit mission

The Galileo satellites launched on 2024-04-28 were launched by SpaceX under contract with ESA.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipSep 10, 2024SpaceX to launch Galileo L13, Europe’s alternative to American GPS
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