European Space Agency (ESA) JAPANESE

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European Space Agency was founded in 1975. It has launched 117 satellites till 2023. (See Satellite List)

1. Launch Vehicles
Ariane4 Launch Vehicle

 There are many stamps of the Ariane Launch Vehicle.

Please see Ariane Corner.

(Switzerland, 1979, SC#680)
Ariane 5 and Hermes

 

(Sweden, 1991, SC#1891)
2. Manned Space Flight
International Microgravity Laboratory(IML)

 Space experiment is executed by international cooperation.
 From Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Netherland. United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium and so on, are pericipating
(Suriname, 1982, SC#589)
ISS Resupply vehicle ATV (2008-008A)

(France, 2007)
(Sponsered by Mrs. Kazuko Shigenaga)
3, Space Science
(1)Halley Comet Probe (1985-056A)
Halley Comet Probe Giotto

See Other Giotto on stamps
(Germany, 1986 ,SC#1456)
(2) Solar Exproler
Solar Exproler SOHO (1995-065A)
 The explanation of this Stamp was altered with the Apollo 11 Stamp.
 Right description is shown lower,
(Guyana, 2000)

See Apollo
4. Communications Satellite

Maritime Communications Satellite MARECS (1981-122A)

ESA launched Maritime Communications Satellite MARECS in 1981. Later this satellite was handovered to INMARSAT.

(UK, 1986, SC#1109)
European Communications Satellite ECS-1 (1983-058A)
Later, this satellite became Eutelsat 1-1

(Luxembourg, 1983, SC#694)
Communications Satellite Olympus (1989-053A)

(Lichtenstein,1991,SC#955)

Communications Satellite over Greenland (Denmark)

(Greenland, 1985, SC#157)

5. Earth Observation(Meteolological and Earth Observation
フレーム Geostationary Meteorological Satellite METEOSAT (1977-108A)

See Other Meteosat on stamps
(France, 1983, SC#1903)

European Earth Remotesensing Satellite ERS-1 (1991-050A)

See other ERS on stamps
(Germany, 1991, SC#1642)

6. Navigation and positioning
 ESA is now eveloping European Gloval Navigation Satellite System GALILEO
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