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| • Czech : Evropská kosmická agentura • Danish : Den Europæiske Rumorganisation • German: Europäische Weltraumorganisation • Estonian : Euroopa Kosmoseagentuur • French: Agence spatiale européenne • Finnish : Euroopan avaruusjärjestö • Greek : Ευρωπαϊκός Οργανισμός Διαστήματος • Hungarian : Európai Űrügynökség • Irish : Gníomhaireacht Spáis na hEorpa • Italian : Agenzia Spaziale Europea • Luxembourgish : Europäesch Weltraumorganisatioun • Dutch : Europese Ruimtevaartorganisatie • Norwegian : Den europeiske romfartsorganisasjon • Polish : Europejska Agencja Kosmiczna • Portuguese : Agência Espacial Europeia • Romanian : Agenția Spațială Europeană • Romansh : Agenzia spaziala europeica • Slovene : Evropska vesoljska agencija • Spanish : Agencia Espacial Europea • Swedish : Europeiska rymdorganisationen | … |
| ESA logo and patch | … |
| European Space Agency headquarters in Paris | … |
| Agency overview | … |
| Abbreviation | • ESA • ASE • EW |
| Formed | 30 May 1975 |
| Type | Space agency |
| Headquarters | Paris, France 48°50′54″N 02°18′15″E / 48.84833°N 2.30417°E |
| Official language | English, French and German (working languages)12 |
| Director General | Josef Aschbacher |
| Primary spaceport | Guiana Space Centre |
| Owners | 23 members • Austria • Belgium • Czechia • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Luxembourg • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • United Kingdom |
| Employees | 3,000 (2025)3 |
| Annual budget | 📈 €8.26 billion (US$9.77 billion) (2026)4 |
| Website | esa.int |
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Footnotes
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“Languages”. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017. ↩
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esa. “Frequently asked questions”. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017. ↩
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“ESA facts”. European Space Agency. Archived from the original on 10 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2025. ↩
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“ESA budget 2026”. www.esa.int. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026. ↩