Category:ESOC

**European Space Operations Centre**
	main mission control centre for the European Space Agency
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Instance of	intergovernmental organization,; government agency
Subclass of	facility,; control room
Location	Darmstadt, Darmstadt Government Region, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe
Headquarters location	Darmstadt (49°52′16″N 8°37′22″E); Darmstadt (49°52′14.945″N 8°37′21.965″E);
Inception	8 September 1967; 1975;
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Deutsch: Das Europäische Raumflugkontrollzentrum (Kürzel ESOC für englisch European Space Operations Centre) ist eines der Operationszentren der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation (ESA) mit Hauptsitz in Darmstadt. Es wurde am 8. September 1967 vom damaligen Bundesforschungsminister der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Gerhard Stoltenberg, eröffnet.

English: The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) is responsible for controlling ESA satellites and space probes. The centre is located in Darmstadt, Germany. It is Mission Control for most of the space projects of the ESA. Since its creation in 1967, the centre has operated 60 European space missions. ESOC also houses the Ground Facilities Control Centre (GFCC) that is responsible for remote operation of the ESTRACK network of Ground Stations and antennas.

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