Global English Services & Solutions Space Satellite Applications Space Science Space science services Our scientists and engineers work alongside the most reputable institutions, covering the full lifecycle of any mission Research and engineering for ESA The European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Madrid, Spain, is home to ESA’s astrophysics and planetary missions and the place where science operations are conducted. There, RHEA has nearly 40 staff supporting ESA’s science missions including: Initial mission design and concept of operations Instrumentation design Translation of data from the satellite’s instruments into usable data products Data archiving for the international scientific community Image: © ESA/NASA – SOHO/LASCO/EIT Snapshot of our work Relive the moment BepiColombo passed near Earth Our engineers in Spain generated a 360-degree virtual reality flyby simulation of a manoeuvre performed by ESA’s Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft, taking you on a trip past Earth at a distance of only 12,700km! Space missions RHEA has been involved in numerous space science missions including: Proba, Planck, Soho, Ulysses, Solar Orbiter, BepiColumbo, Mars Express, Rosetta, Gaia, LISA and LISA Pathfinder, XMM-Newton, Euclid, Plato and Cheops. >> Read the case studies Speak to our experts Let’s work together on your space projects. SERVICES & SOLUTIONS CAREERS COMPANY RESOURCES Contact us © 2021 RHEA Group - All Rights Reserved Privacy Notice Legal Notice Cookie Notice Policies Website by ELDO™ This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Find out more about the cookies we use: Cookie Notice. If you decline, your information won’t be tracked when you visit this website. A single cookie will be used in your browser to remember your preference not to be tracked. Manage Cookies Refuse Accept cookies