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Date	Process	Result
July 21, 2006	Good article nominee	Not listed

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On 19 December 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to ESA. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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Statistics

Includes the France launches (those before 1979)

Number of launches by year
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

Barecode (talk) 05:19, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Statistics - excluding France launches

Number of launches by year
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

Barecode (talk) 15:32, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(Proposed) External links modified (February 2021)

Hello 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)[reply]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Danno612 (talk • contribs) 08:37, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Logo showing flag of Slovenia instead of Slovakia

It'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=

In 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)[reply]

Requested move 19 December 2022

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Support: Seems reasonable per MOS:ACROTITLE. YorkshireExpat (talk) 23:35, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
Oppose Britannica uses the full name. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:07, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Update ESA_Labs@ section

There 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)[reply]

Argonaut

There 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)[reply]