Organizations/German Aerospace Center
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German Aerospace Center
Government Agency · Germany · Founded 1969 · dlr.de
The German Aerospace Center is Germany's Center for aerospace, energy, and transportation research. Their main work is as a contributor to the ESA. They have done work both in tandem with the US on Space Shuttle and the ISS, and also with other European Nations on missions like Space Lab and Mars Express.
Headquarters
Cologne
Germany
Ownership
Government
Administrator
Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla
Employees
5,001-10,000
Founded 1969
Total Launches
1
0 this year · ~0/month
Satellites in Orbit
6
11 operated all time
Government Awards
$94M
89 awards tracked
Upcoming Launches
- Flight 1Callisto · customer, launching with National Center of Space Research
Fleet
No launch vehicles operated directly.
Launches per Year
100% launch success rate
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- ENMAP2022-04-01 · LEO · Operator
- CubeL2021-01-24 · LEO · Operator
- Eu:CROPIS2018-12-03 · LEO · Operator
- BIROS2016-06-22 · LEO · Operator
- AISat-12014-06-30 · LEO · Operator
Government Awards
Buyers
- European Commission$94M
Largest awards
- 2-3SST2018-20: Second funding line in Work Programme 2018-2020 for the further development of a E…European Commission · 2020-12-16$24M€20M
- 2-3SST2016: Second and third funding line in 2016-2017 for the establishment of a European SST se…European Commission · 2017-12-12$6.8M€5.7M
- ENLIGHTEN-ED: European iNitiative for Low cost, Innovative and Green High Thrust ENgine - Engine …European Commission · 2023-12-20$5.3M€4.9M
- EROSS IOD: European Robotic Orbital Support Services In-Orbit DemonstrationEuropean Commission · 2022-10-18$5.0M€5.1M
- ICARUS: Inflatable Concept Aeroshell for the Recovery of a re-Usable launcher Stage (a flight dem…European Commission · 2023-11-21$4.3M€4.0M
- SALTO: reuSable strAtegic space Launcher Technologies & OperationsEuropean Commission · 2022-12-02$4.0M€3.8M
- EROSS SC: European Robotic Orbital Support Services – Servicing ComponentEuropean Commission · 2026-05-27$3.1M€2.7M
- EDEN ISS: Ground Demonstration of Plant Cultivation Technologies and Operation in Space for Safe …European Commission · 2014-11-19$1.8M€1.4M
US values are total obligations over each award's life; EU research values are the EU contribution. All government contracts →
Data Sources for This Record
curated, with source
Q157332
Launch statistics
Launch Library 2 · updated every 6h
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly
official procurement records · twice a month