ESA Launches
Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.
Orbital Radar lists 15 orbital launches by ESA, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-09 | Cubesats2024-128 | Ariane 62 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2022-07-13 | LARES 22022-080 | Vega C | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2012-02-13 | LARES2012-006 | Vega | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-11-16 | Telkom 22005-046 | Ariane 5ECA | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2005-02-12 | XTAR-EUR2005-005 | Ariane 5ECA | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1997-10-30 | TEAMSAT1997-066 | Ariane 5G | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 4 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1996-06-04 | Cluster F1-F41996-F03 | Ariane 5G | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | failure |
| 1984-03-05 | INTELSAT V F81984-023 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 4 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1983-10-19 | INTELSAT V F71983-105 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1983-06-16 | ECS 11983-058 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1982-09-10 | Marecs B1982-F06 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | failure |
| 1981-12-20 | Marecs A1981-122 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1981-06-19 | Meteosat F21981-057 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 5 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1980-05-23 | CAT1980-F01 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | — | LEO | failure |
| 1979-12-24 | CAT1979-104 | Ariane 1 | ESA | Guiana Space Centre | 13 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.