German Space Operations Center
The German Space Operations Center is the mission control center of German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Germany.Photo: Haraldbischoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: mission control center of the German Aerospace Center located near Munich
- Also known as: “DLR - German Space Operations Center (GSOC) Geb. 140” and “GSOC”
- Address: Münchener Straße 140
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oberpfaffenhofen Airport and Neugilching station.
Oberpfaffenhofen Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oberpfaffenhofen Airport is an aerodrome.
Neugilching station
Railway station
Neugilching station is a railway station in the municipality of Neugilching, located in the Starnberg district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. Neugilching station is situated 1½ km northeast of German Space Operations Center.
St. Ägidius (Sankt Gilgen)
Church
Photo: I. Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Ägidius (Sankt Gilgen) is a church, which is situated 1 km north of German Space Operations Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weßling and Weßling.
Weßling
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weßling is in the Landkreis Starnberg Upper Bavaria. While the town name itself may not ring a bell, one of its parts, Oberpfaffenhofen, is famous for its aerospace and astronomy facilities.
Weßling
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weßling is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany. Weßling is situated 2½ km southwest of German Space Operations Center.
Gilching
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilching is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 13 km north of Starnberg, and 22 km west of Munich. The quarters Argelsried, Neugilching and Geisenbrunn belong to the municipality of Gilching. Gilching is situated 3 km north of German Space Operations Center.
German Space Operations Center
- Category: mission control center
- Location: Weßling, Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.08741° or 48° 5′ 15″ northLongitude
11.28133° or 11° 16′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8FWH37PJ+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 59619854OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1205900
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“German Space Operations Center” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Centre Alemany d’Operacions Espacials”
- French: “centre allemand d’opérations spatiales”
- French: “Centre allemand d’opérations spatiales”
- French: “GSOC”
- German: “Deutsches Raumfahrt-Kontrollzentrum”
- German: “German Space Operations Center”
- German: “GSOC”
- German: “Nationales Raumfahrt-Kontrollzentrum”
- Japanese: “ドイツ宇宙運用センター”
- Spanish: “Centro Alemán de Operaciones Espaciales”
- Spanish: “GSOC”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include TRIWO Airport Services GmbH and Geb. 303 Flughafenfeuerwehr.
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