Institution: European Space Agency

Acronym
ESA
URL
http://www.esa.int/ESA
  • Project
    Herschel y Planck
    IAC participation in the HERSCHEL AND PLANCK SURVEYOR space missions. Since 1996 the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has been a contributor to the concept...
  • Installation
    International Space Station
    The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component launched into orbit in...
  • Installation
    Laser Guide Star
  • Agreement
    Letter of Understanding between the European Space Agency and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias on ESA’s representation in the International Scientific Committee
    El objetivo del convenio es coordinar esfuerzos y desarrollar la colaboración entre la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) y el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...
  • Installation
    Mision Observatorio Espacial Herschel
  • Project
    NISP (EUCLID)
    The Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) is an infrared spectrograph for the EUCLID mission. The aim of EUCLID is to obtain a map of the Dark matter...
  • Installation
    Optical Ground Station
    The Optical Ground Station (OGS), installed in the Teide observatory 2400 above the sea level, was built as part of ESA long term efforts for research in the...
  • Project
    Optical Ground Station- OGS
    Optical communication operations with the OGS. The aim of this project is to characterise optical communications from the earth to artificial satellites.