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% Information related to '131.176.0.0 - 131.176.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '131.176.0.0 - 131.176.255.255' is 'esanic@esa.int'

inetnum:        131.176.0.0 - 131.176.255.255
netname:        ESA
descr:          Via Galileo Galilei
descr:          I-00044 Frascati
descr:          Italy
country:        EU
country:        AU
country:        CA
country:        KE
country:        RU
country:        US
geoloc:         52.2175654 4.4177464
admin-c:        ENIC2-RIPE
tech-c:         ESA3-RIPE
org:            ORG-ESA1-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
remarks:        -------------------------------------------------------
remarks:        All communication must be directed to esanic@esa.int
remarks:        Fax and phone are only to be used as backup.
remarks:        Office Hours are : 08:30 - 17:15 CET.
remarks:        -------------------------------------------------------
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT
mnt-by:         ESANIC-MNT
created:        2001-10-11T14:01:03Z
last-modified:  2022-05-10T13:50:38Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-ESA1-RIPE
org-name:       European Space Agency (ESA)
country:        DE
org-type:       LIR
address:        Via Galileo Galilei, snr,
address:        I-00044
address:        Frascati, Rome
address:        ITALY
phone:          +39 0694188688
mnt-ref:        ESANIC-MNT
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         ESANIC-MNT
admin-c:        ENIC2-RIPE
admin-c:        ESA3-RIPE
abuse-c:        AD10976-RIPE
created:        2004-04-17T11:07:07Z
last-modified:  2023-03-16T10:14:43Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered
remarks:        https://www.esa.int/About_Us/esait/ESA_Network_Information_Centre

role:           ESA NIC
address:        ESANIC
address:        European Space Agency (ESA)
address:        ESA's European Space Research institude (ESA-ESRIN)
address:        ESANIC Role Account
address:        Via Galileo Galilei, snr
address:        I-00044 Frascati -  Italy
phone:          +39 06941 88688
nic-hdl:        ENIC2-RIPE
admin-c:        ENIC2-RIPE
tech-c:         ESA3-RIPE
remarks:        trouble:      -------------------------------------------------------
remarks:        trouble:      All communication must be directed to esanic@esa.int
remarks:        trouble:      Fax and phone are only to be used as backup.
remarks:        trouble:      Office Hours are : 08:20 - 17:15 CET.
remarks:        trouble:      -------------------------------------------------------
mnt-by:         ESANIC-MNT
created:        2001-10-11T12:39:49Z
last-modified:  2009-02-13T11:47:02Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

role:           ESA NOC
address:        ESANOC
address:        European Space Agency (ESA)
address:        ESA's European Space Research Institute (ESA-ESRIN)
address:        ESANOC Role Account
address:        Via Galileo Galilei, snr
address:        I-00044 Frascati - Italy
phone:          +39 6 941 80 205
remarks:        trouble:      -------------------------------------------------------
remarks:        trouble:      All communication must be directed to esanoc@esa.int
remarks:        trouble:      Fax and phone are only to be used as backup.
remarks:        trouble:      Support hours are : 08:00 - 18:00 CET.
remarks:        trouble:      -------------------------------------------------------
admin-c:        ENIC2-RIPE
tech-c:         ESA3-RIPE
nic-hdl:        ESA3-RIPE
mnt-by:         ESANIC-MNT
created:        2001-10-11T12:41:44Z
last-modified:  2009-02-13T11:46:38Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '131.176.174.0/23AS288'

route:          131.176.174.0/23
descr:          ESA ESTEC Aggregated Subnets
origin:         AS288
remarks:        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
remarks:        All communication must be directed to esanic@esa.int
remarks:        Fax and phone are only to be used as backup.
remarks:        Office Hours are : 08:20 - 17:15 CET.
remarks:        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mnt-by:         ESANIC-MNT
created:        2011-11-07T11:47:50Z
last-modified:  2011-11-07T11:47:50Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

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