European Space Research Organisation Overview

A complete overview of European Space Research Organisation, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.

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Basic Info

Name

European Space Research Organisation logo

European Space Research Organisation

Type

Multinational

Country

Founded

1964

Launch Stats

First Launch

30 May 1967

Last Launch

22 Nov 1972

Successful Launches

4

Failed Launches

1

Upcoming Launches

0

Successful Landings

0

Failed Landings

0

The European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) was an international organisation founded by 10 European nations with the intention of jointly pursuing scientific research in space. It was founded in 1964. As an organisation ESRO was based on a previously existing international scientific institution, CERN. The ESRO convention, the organisations founding document outlines it as an entity exclusively devoted to scientific pursuits. This was the case for most of its lifetime but in the final years before the formation of ESA, the European Space Agency, ESRO began a programme in the field of telecommunications.

Launch Sites used by European Space Research Organisation

Vandenberg SFB

Vandenberg SFB launch site

U.S. Space Force facility in California for spacecraft launches and missile testing.

📍 CA, United States
🚀 794 Launches

Upcoming Launches