European Space Astronomy Centre
The European Space Astronomy Centre near Madrid in Spain is a research centre of the European Space Agency. ESAC is the lead institution for space science using ESA missions.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Research
- Description: ESA center specialized in space astronomy
- Also known as: “ESA Tracking Station Villafranca” and “ESAC”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Romanillos and Villanueva de la Cañada.
Villanueva de la Cañada
Town
Villanueva de la Cañada is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 30 km north-west from Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 34.92 km2. Villanueva de la Cañada is situated 4½ km west of European Space Astronomy Centre.
Brunete
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 es.
Brunete is a town located on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, with a population of 10,730 people. Brunete is situated 6 km southwest of European Space Astronomy Centre.
European Space Astronomy Centre
Latitude
40.44346° or 40° 26′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.95243° or 3° 57′ 9″ westOperator
European Space AgencyOpen location code
8CGRC2VX+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 29116305OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q1378216
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“European Space Astronomy Centre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز علم الفلك الفضائي الأوروبي”
- Catalan: “Centre d’Astronomia Espacial Europea”
- Catalan: “Centre Europeu d’Astronomia Espacial”
- Catalan: “ESAC”
- Catalan: “European Space Astronomy Centre”
- Finnish: “ESAC”
- Finnish: “European Space Astronomy Centre”
- French: “Agence Spatiale Européenne”
- French: “centre d’astronomie spatiale européen”
- French: “Centre d’astronomie spatiale européen”
- French: “Centre européen d’astronomie spatiale”
- French: “Centre européen d’Astronomie spatiale”
- French: “ESAC”
- French: “European Space Astronomy Centre”
- Galician: “Centro Europeo de Astronomía Espacial”
- German: “ESAC”
- German: “Europäisches Weltraumastronomiezentrum”
- German: “European Space Astronomy Centre”
- Indonesian: “European Space Astronomy Centre”
- Italian: “Centro europeo per l’astronomia spaziale”
- Italian: “VILSPA”
- Japanese: “ESAC”
- Japanese: “欧州宇宙天文学センター”
- Luxembourgish: “Europäesche Weltraumastronomiezentrum”
- Portuguese: “Centro Europeu de Astronomia Espacial”
- Portuguese: “Vilspa”
- Portuguese: “VILSPA”
- Russian: “Европейский центр космической астрономии”
- Slovenian: “ESAC”
- Slovenian: “European Space Astronomy Centre”
- Slovenian: “Evropski center za vesoljsko astronomijo”
- Spanish: “Centro de Astronomia Espacial”
- Spanish: “Centro Europeo de Astronomia Espacial”
- Spanish: “Centro Europeo de Astronomía Espacial”
- Spanish: “ESAC”
- Spanish: “European Space Astronomy Center”
- Spanish: “VILSPA”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castillo de Aulencia and Ruinas del Palacio de Romanillos.
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