Network · AS288

AS288 European Space Agency (ESA)

AS288 (European Space Agency (ESA)) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS288

OwnerEuropean Space Agency (ESA)
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses18,688
IPv4 ranges40
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

131.176.80.0/21
131.176.32.0/22
131.176.160.0/22
131.176.124.0/22
131.176.112.0/22
131.176.104.0/22
192.171.4.0/23
192.171.2.0/23
131.176.60.0/23
131.176.26.0/23
131.176.254.0/23
131.176.242.0/23

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-21.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS288 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])

const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);

Questions

About AS288

Is AS288 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS288 (European Space Agency (ESA)) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS288?

AS288 is registered to European Space Agency (ESA). It announces about 18,688 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS288?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.