European Space Agency: launches, rockets and record
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees. ESA's space flight programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station program); the launch and operation of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon; Earth observation, science and telecommunication; designing launch vehicles; and maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana.
Record
7 launches, 6 successful (85.7%), 5 successes in a row.
Upcoming ESA launches
- T1H-1: Themis Demonstrator, European Space Agency. Dec 2026 (date not set), from Esrange Space Center.
Spacecraft
Space Rider