Where is European Space Agency based?

European Space Agency is based in Paris, France.

When was European Space Agency founded?

European Space Agency was founded in 1975.

What does European Space Agency make?

European Space Agency has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Phi-Sat-1 (European Space Agency builds physical robots).

Where does European Space Agency operate robots?

European Space Agency operates 1 verified deployment, including at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Company

European Space Agency

Intergovernmental European space agency; operator of the Phi-Sat-1 Earth-observation cubesat, the first satellite to run an onboard AI inference chip for autonomous in-orbit image filtering.

Based in Paris, France · Founded 1975 · 1 model on record · 1 operated deployment

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HQ: Paris, France
Founded: 1975
Status: active
ID: a0d558ec-58f3-4f51-9ba3-b062c7d94b9d

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Models (1)

Phi-Sat-1space

Operated deployments (1)

Phi-Sat-1Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Operator customers (1)

European Space Agency1 deployment

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is European Space Agency?: Intergovernmental European space agency; operator of the Phi-Sat-1 Earth-observation cubesat, the first satellite to run an onboard AI inference chip for autonomous in-orbit image filtering.
Where is European Space Agency based?: European Space Agency is based in Paris, France.
When was European Space Agency founded?: European Space Agency was founded in 1975.
What does European Space Agency make?: European Space Agency has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Phi-Sat-1 (European Space Agency builds physical robots).
Where does European Space Agency operate robots?: European Space Agency operates 1 verified deployment, including at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-06

Sources by quality tier

1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base
1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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