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| | | | | | | ESA mission history and status
| Name |
Purpose |
Launch date |
Mission duration |
Note |
| ESRO-2 |
Science |
17.05.1968 |
3 years |
|
| ESRO-1A |
Science |
03.10.1968 |
2 years |
|
| HEOS-A1 |
Science |
05.12.1968 |
7 years |
|
| ESRO-1B |
Science |
01.10.1969 |
2 months |
|
| HEOS-A2 |
Science |
31.01.72 |
2 years |
|
| TD-1A |
Science |
12.03.72 |
2 years |
|
| ESRO-4 |
Science |
20.11.72 |
2 years |
|
| COS-B |
Science |
09.08.75 |
7 years |
|
| GEOS-1 |
Science |
20.04.77 |
5 years |
|
| ISEE-2 |
Science |
22.10.77 |
10 years |
OCC at GSFC |
| Meteosat-1 |
Weather |
23.11.77 |
8 years |
|
| IUE |
Science |
28.01.78 |
18 years |
OCC at Vilspa, joint NASA |
| GEOS-2 |
Science |
14.07.78 |
6 years |
|
| OTS-2 |
Telecom |
11.05.78 |
13 years |
|
| Meteosat-2 |
Weather |
19.06.81 |
10 years |
|
| Marecs-A |
Telekom |
20.12.81 |
14 years, 9 months |
|
| Exosat |
Science |
26.05.83 |
3 years |
|
| ECS-1 |
Telecom |
16.08.83 |
13 years, 6 months |
OCC in Redu |
| ECS-2 |
Telecom |
04.08.84 |
9 years |
OCC in Redu |
| Marecs-B2 |
Telecom |
10.11.84 |
7 years |
|
| Giotto |
Science |
02.07.85 |
Hibernation |
|
| ECS-4 |
Telecom |
10.09.87 |
15 years |
OCC in Redu |
| Meteosat-P2 |
Weather |
15.06.88 |
7 years |
|
| ECS-5 |
Telecom |
21.07.88 |
12 years |
OCC in Redu |
| MOP-1 |
Weather |
06.03.89 |
6 years |
|
| Olympus |
Telecom |
12.07.89 |
4 years |
LEOP only |
| Hipparcos |
Science |
08.08.89 |
4 years |
|
| Ulysses |
Science |
06.10.90 |
18 years |
OCC at JPL |
| MOP-2 (Meteosat-5) |
Weather |
02.03.91 |
Complete |
OCC moved to EUMETSAT |
| ERS-1 |
Earth obs |
17.07.91 |
5 years |
|
| Eureca |
Microgravity |
31.07.92 |
1 year |
Retrieved by Shuttle |
| MOP-3 |
Weather |
20.11.93 |
Ongoing |
Operated now by EUMETSAT |
| ERS-2 |
Earth obs |
21.04.95 |
Complete |
End 5.09.11 |
| ISO |
Science |
17.11.95 |
3 years |
LEOP ESOC, OCC in Vilspa |
| MTP (Meteosat-7) |
Weather |
03.09.97 |
Ongoing |
Operated now by EUMETSAT |
Cassini-
Huygens |
Science |
15.10.97 |
Cassini continuing
Huygens complete |
Joint ESA-NASA mission
Huygens on Titan 14.01.05 |
| Teamsat |
Technology |
30.10.97 |
5 days |
Joint with ESTEC |
| Pastel |
Payload: Spot4 |
24.04.98 |
Complete |
LEOP only |
| XMM-Newton |
Science |
10.12.99 |
Ongoing |
|
| Cluster-II |
Science |
16.07.00 |
Ongoing |
Satellites 1 & 2 |
| Cluster-II |
Science |
09.08.00 |
Ongoing |
Satellites 3 & 4 |
| Proba-1 |
Technology Demonstration |
22.10.01 |
Ongoing |
|
| Envisat |
Earth obs |
01.03.02 |
Ongoing |
|
| MSG-1 |
Weather |
28.08.02 |
Ongoing |
Operated now by EUMETSAT |
| Integral |
Science |
17.10.02 |
Ongoing |
|
| Mars Express |
Science |
02.06.03 |
Ongoing |
|
| SMART-1 |
Science |
28.09.03 |
4.09.06 |
|
| Rosetta |
Science |
02.03.04 |
Ongoing |
|
| MSG-2 |
Weather |
21.12.05 |
Ongoing |
Operated now by EUMETSAT |
| Venus Express |
Science |
9.11.05 |
Ongoing |
|
| MetOp |
Weather |
19.10.06 |
Ongoing |
Operated now by EUMETSAT |
| Columbus Laboratory |
Science |
07.02.08 |
Ongoing |
Ongoing mission on the ISS |
| ATV Jules Verne |
ISS resupply & reboost |
09.03.08 |
Complete |
Periodic ISS resupply |
| GOCE |
Earth obs |
17.03.09 |
Ongoing |
|
| Herschel |
Science |
14.05.09 |
Ongoing |
Orbit at L2 |
| Planck |
Science |
14.05.09 |
Ongoing |
Orbit at L2 |
| Proba-2 |
Technology Demonstration |
2.11.09 |
Ongoing |
|
| CryoSat-2 |
Earth obs |
08.04.10 |
Ongoing |
|
| ATV Johannes Kepler |
ISS resupply & reboost |
16.02.11 |
Ongoing |
Periodic ISS resupply |
Abbreviations
Last update: 9 September 2011 | |
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