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editStatistics
editIncludes the France launches (those before 1979)
| Year | Launches | Success | Failure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 1996 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 1995 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1993 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- Total number of launches: 286 in 56 years = 5.1 launches per year
- Success: 266 (93%)
- Failure: 20
- Max launches in one year: 12 launches in 1997, 2000 and 2002
- Max successful launches in one year: 12 launches in 2000
- Max satellites on a single launch: 53 satellites on a Vega rocket on 3 September 2020
- 95 consecutive successful launches between these two failures: 11 Dec 2002 - Ariane 5ECA - Hot Bird 7 - and - 25 Jan 2018 - Ariane 5ECA - Al Yah 3
- 40 consecutive successful launches between these two failures: 30 Oct 1997 - Ariane 5G - TEAMSAT - and - 12 Jul 2001 - Ariane 5G - Artemis
- 26 consecutive successful launches between these two failures: 22 Feb 1990 - Ariane 44L - Superbird B - and - 24 Jan 1994 - Ariane 44LP - Eutelsat 2 F5
Statistics - excluding France launches
edit| Year | Launches | Success | Failure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 1996 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 1995 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1993 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- Total number of launches: 274 in 53 years = 5.1 launches per year
- Success: 256 (93.4 %)
- Failure: 18
(Proposed) External links modified (February 2021)
editHello Fellow Wikipedians,
Posting these updates as proposals and ask that someone review and actually make the edits, as I wish to avoid updating the ESA page myself.
References 4, 14, and 34 under External Links should be updated to point to either:
1. The pocket edition publication: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Publications/ESA_Publications_Monographs/ESA_Convention_booklet
or
2. About the Convention itself as a legal document: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Law_at_ESA/ESA_Convention
Cheers! Danno612 09:06, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Danno612 (talk • contribs) 08:37, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Logo showing flag of Slovenia instead of Slovakia
editIt's a story as old as time, or at least as old as 1992, but somebody confused Slovenia and Slovakia. The logo shows the flag of SlovENIA, although it isn't a member of ESA, SlovAKIA is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.1.214.77 (talk • contribs)
reflist|group=note|refs=
editIn two different parts of the article, reflist|group=note|refs= is in the body rather than in the references section. I hadn't seen that before. If that type of setup is okay, then I'll leave that alone. It seems to work for this article. GBFEE (talk) 18:44, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
Requested move 19 December 2022
edit- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. Per consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 14:47, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
European Space Agency → ESA – From a comparison at Google Trends linked here, there is a significant higher search of "ESA" compared with "European Space Agency". Thus, I find this move reasonable. Any objections to this move? Thanks, Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 14:32, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
- Support: Seems reasonable per MOS:ACROTITLE. YorkshireExpat (talk) 23:35, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose. Indeed often referred to as the ESA, but certainly not exclusively. This is a similar situation to not renaming Royal Air Force to RAF, United States Air Force to USAF, Special Air Service to SAS, etc. The abbreviation may be a little more commonly seen, but the full title is still very well-known. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:44, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose. The determination for when an initialism becomes dominant enough in usage to warrant being the article title is a bit subjective, but I don't think the ESA has quite reached that point yet. Rreagan007 (talk) 17:21, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
- Oppose Britannica uses the full name. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:07, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
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Update ESA_Labs@ section
editThere are several more ESA_Labs@ created the last few years that should be added to the section. Roger (talk) 09:01, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Argonaut
editThere is no information currently about this lunar lander approved by the ESA in 2022. Based on reporting it will launch on Ariane 6 73.210.30.217 (talk) 05:12, 14 May 2024 (UTC)