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179All launches (incl. suborbital)

0Satellites in orbit

0Satellites built

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European Space Research Organisation is a international organisation based in France, founded in 1964. Our records show 179 launches.

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Recent launches

Date	Mission	Vehicle	Site	Result
20 Nov 1972	ESRO S94	Skylark 3	Salto di Quirra (San Lorenzo), Perdas de Fogu, Sardegna	Success
13 Oct 1972	ESRO S105	Skylark 2	ESRANGE, Kiruna	Success
24 Sep 1972	ESRO S77/2	Skylark 4	ESRANGE, Kiruna	Success
25 Jun 1972	MSSL XR10	Skylark 3 AC	Salto di Quirra (San Lorenzo), Perdas de Fogu, Sardegna	Success
30 Mar 1972	ESRO S75/2	Skylark 4	Salto di Quirra (San Lorenzo), Perdas de Fogu, Sardegna	Success
24 Mar 1972	ESRO S75/1	Skylark 2	Salto di Quirra (San Lorenzo), Perdas de Fogu, Sardegna	Success
2 Mar 1972	ESRO S77/1	Skylark 4	ESRANGE, Kiruna	Success
28 Feb 1972	ESRO S90	Skylark 3 AC	Salto di Quirra (San Lorenzo), Perdas de Fogu, Sardegna	Success
28 Feb 1972	ESRO S84	Skylark 3 AC	Salto di Quirra (San Lorenzo), Perdas de Fogu, Sardegna	Success
22 Jan 1972	ESRO C76/2	Centaure 2C	ESRANGE, Kiruna	Success
21 Jan 1972	ESRO C76/1	Centaure 2C	ESRANGE, Kiruna	Success
14 Dec 1971	ESRO S82/2	Skylark 2	Salto di Quirra (San Lorenzo), Perdas de Fogu, Sardegna	Success

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This entry merges 2 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell)
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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.