Past missions
Past missions at ESOC
In September 1967, the European Space Operations Centre was formally inaugurated in Darmstadt, Germany, to provide satellite control for the European Space Research Organisation, today known as ESA.
By May 1968, ESOC was already conducting its first operations, controlling ESRO-2B, a scientific research satellite and the first in a long series of successful missions operated from ESOC for ESRO, and later ESA. Since then, ESOC has successfully operated dozens of missions.
This section provides an overview of past highlight missions that have been controlled from ESOC and other locations by ESA's Operations team.
Editor's note: These articles are provided as a historical archive only. They are no longer updated and may contain outdated information or refer to activities that no longer take place.
