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European Space Agency vs Starsem
Intergovernmental agency coordinating European space programs across science, Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and human spaceflight / French-Russian joint venture that commercializes Soyuz launch services for international customers
Founded 1975 1996
Headquarters Paris, France France
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 3,000 —
Total funding — —
Latest round — —
Sectors Planetary Exploration, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Launch Services, Navigation & Positioning, Satellite Communications Launch Services
Products listed 28 5
Federal contracts — —
Launches 8 (75%) 5 (100%)
Leaders listed Josef Aschbacher, Dietmar Pilz, Toni Tolker-Nielsen —
News mentions 34 0
How do European Space Agency and Starsem compare?
Both companies work in Launch Services. European Space Agency was founded in 1975 and Starsem in 1996.
Which has more launches, European Space Agency or Starsem?
European Space Agency leads with 8 tracked launches (75% success rate).
Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.