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The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees. ESA's space flight programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station program); the launch and operation of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon; Earth observation, science and telecommunication; designing launch vehicles; and maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana.
Height 57.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 6900 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 5.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 12200 kg
Liftoff Mass 737 Tonnes
Launch Success 13
Consecutive Success 6
Maiden Flight 1996-06-04
Launch Failures 3
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