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| | | | | | | ESA mission history
| 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 |
31.01.1972 |
2 years |
|
| TD-1A |
Science |
12.03.1972 |
2 years |
|
| ESRO-4 |
Science |
20.11.1972 |
2 years |
|
| COS-B |
Science |
09.08.1975 |
7 years |
|
| GEOS-1 |
Science |
20.04.1977 |
5 years |
|
| ISEE-2 |
Science |
22.10.1977 |
10 years |
OCC at GSFC |
| Meteosat-1 |
Weather |
23.11.1977 |
8 years |
|
| IUE |
Science |
28.01.1978 |
18 years |
OCC at Vilspa, joint NASA |
| GEOS-2 |
Science |
14.07.1978 |
6 years |
|
| OTS-2 |
Telecom |
11.05.1978 |
13 years |
|
| Meteosat-2 |
Weather |
19.06.1981 |
10 years |
|
| Marecs-A |
Telekom |
20.12.1981 |
14 years, 9 months |
|
| Exosat |
Science |
26.05.1983 |
3 years |
|
| ECS-1 |
Telecom |
16.08.1983 |
13 years, 6 months |
OCC in Redu |
| ECS-2 |
Telecom |
04.08.1984 |
9 years |
OCC in Redu |
| Marecs-B2 |
Telecom |
10.11.1984 |
Ongoing |
|
| Giotto |
Science |
02.07.1985 |
Hibernation |
|
| ECS-4 |
Telecom |
10.09.1987 |
Ongoing |
OCC in Redu |
| Meteosat-P2 |
Weather |
15.06.1988 |
7 years |
|
| ECS-5 |
Telecom |
21.07.1988 |
12 years |
OCC in Redu |
| MOP-1 |
Weather |
06.03.1989 |
6 years |
|
| Olympus |
Telecom |
12.07.1989 |
4 years |
LEOP only |
| Hipparcos |
Science |
08.08.1989 |
4 years |
|
| Ulysses |
Science |
06.10.1990 |
Ongoing |
OCC at JPL |
| MOP-2 (Meteosat-5) |
Weather |
02.03.1991 |
Complete |
OCC moved to EUMETSAT |
| ERS-1 |
Earth Obs |
17.07.1991 |
5 years |
|
| Eureca |
Microgravity |
31.07.1992 |
1 year |
Retrieved by Shuttle |
| MOP-3 |
Weather |
20.11.1993 |
Ongoing |
OCC moved to EUMETSAT |
| ERS-2 |
Earth Obs |
21.04.1995 |
Ongoing |
|
| ISO |
Science |
17.11.1995 |
3 years |
LEOP ESOC, OCC in Vilspa |
| MTP (Meteosat-7) |
Weather |
03.09.1997 |
Ongoing |
LEOP only |
Cassini-
Huygens |
Science |
15.10.1997 |
Ongoing |
Joint NASA mission |
| Teamsat |
Technology |
30.10.1997 |
5 days |
Joint with ESTEC |
| Pastel |
Payload: Spot4 |
24.04.1998 |
Ongoing |
LEOP only |
| XMM |
Science |
10.12.1999 |
Ongoing |
|
| Cluster-II |
Science |
16.07.2000 |
Ongoing |
|
| Cluster-II |
Science |
09.08.2000 |
Ongoing |
|
| Envisat |
Earth Obs |
01.03.2002 |
Ongoing |
|
| MSG-1 |
Weather |
28.08.2002 |
Ongoing |
LEOP only |
| Integral |
Science |
17.10.2002 |
Ongoing |
|
| Mars Express |
Science |
02.06.2003 |
Ongoing |
|
| SMART-1 |
Science |
28.09.2003 |
4.09.2006 |
|
| Rosetta |
Science |
02.03.2004 |
Ongoing |
|
| MSG-2 |
Weather |
21.12.2005 |
Ongoing |
LEOP only |
| Huygens |
Science |
15.10.1997 |
7 years |
Huygens on Titan 14.01.05 |
| Venus Express |
Science |
9.11.2005 |
Ongoing |
|
| MetOp |
Weather |
19.10.2006 |
Ongoing |
LEOP only |
| GOCE |
Earth Obs |
17.03.2009 |
Ongoing |
|
| Herschel |
Science |
14.05.2009 |
Ongoing |
Orbit at L2 |
| Planck |
Science |
14.05.2009 |
Ongoing |
Orbit at L2 |
Last update: 5 June 2009 | |
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