Data are acquired worldwide and down linked to the ESA acquisition stations. For ENVISAT this process is also supported via Artemis, the ESA Satellite-to-Satellite Telecommunication Satellite.

The most important ESA acquisition stations are located at ESRIN (Italy) and at Kiruna (Sweden). Acquisitions of Regional Mission Data are operated by other stations (ex. Matera, Italy) or by non-ESA acquisition centres.

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