EUROPE’S CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SATELLITE OPERATIONS
As Europe’s centre of excellence for satellite operations, ESOC is home to the engineering teams that control spacecraft in orbit, manage our global tracking station network, and design and build the systems on the ground that support missions in space.
Today, about two dozen satellites are flown from ESOC, with three more flown from ESA’s European Space Security and Education Centre at Redu, Belgium.
24/7
mission operations throughout the year
30+
satellites currently in orbit
50+
years of operations expertise
From launch to safe disposal
ESOC engineers assume control of a new spacecraft just after lift-off, during the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase. Operations continue throughout a satellite’s life until mission completion and safe disposal.
- Mission analysis and operations preparation
- Launch and Early Orbit Phase support
- Routine flight control and special manoeuvres
- Mission recovery and safe disposal
Europe's centre of excellence for satellite operations
As Europe’s centre of excellence for satellite operations, ESOC is home to the engineering teams that control spacecraft in orbit, manage our global tracking station network, and design and build the systems on the ground that support missions in space.
Today, more than two dozen satellites are flown from ESOC, with three more flown from ESA’s European Space Security and Education Centre at Redu, Belgium.
These include ESA’s planetary, astronomy and exploration missions, ‘Earth Explorer’ Earth observation missions and technology demonstration missions. They also include the Sentinels, a fleet of spacecraft flown by ESA as part of Europe’s Copernicus programme – the world’s most ambitions Earth observation programme.
More than a dozen future missions are now in active planning with others under study.
In addition to its core business of satellite operations, ESOC serves as a ‘European Centre of Excellence’ across a number of related domains.
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