The ESA Centre for Earth Observation is a research centre of the European Space Agency, located in Frascati, near Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to research involving Earth observation data gathered from satellites, among other specialized activities, and it currently hosts the European Space Agency development team for the Vega launcher. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Agency TypeEuropean Space Agency establishment dedicated to Earth observation research, data and satellite mission operations 1 Founded Year Headquarters HeadSimonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN (since January 2022) 3 In the Other Atlases
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The ESA Centre for Earth Observation (also known as the European Space Research Institute or ESRIN) is a research centre belonging to the European Space Agency (ESA), located in Frascati (Rome) Italy.
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1. Wikipedia: ESA Centre for Earth Observation
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located in Frascati (Rome) Italy
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It is dedicated to research involving earth observation data taken from satellites, among other specialised activities.
View the Source2. ESA: ESRIN Foundation 46 Years Ago
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the founding ceremony took place 46 years ago this week, on 27 September 1968.
3. ESA: Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes
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Simonetta Cheli took up duty as Director of Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN (D/EOP) on 1 January 2022.
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