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Find out about operational issues that may affect availability or quality of ESA EO data.
Transition from FTP to FTPS for GOSAT data dissemination system - Reminder
19 June 2024
With the aim of improving security in ESA dissemination systems, access to the GOSAT data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS
Swarm L1B ORBATT and MAGNET operational processor updated
6 June 2024
On 5 June 2024 an improved version for L1B ORBATT and MAGNET Operational Processors has been transferred into operation.
Transition from FTP to FTPS for GOSAT data dissemination system
17 May 2024
With the aim of improving security in ESA dissemination systems, as of 20 June 2024 access to the GOSAT data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS
GOSAT-2 FTS-2 observations suspended from 10 to 31 May 2024
9 May 2024
Due to an upcoming inclination control manoeuvre to be conducted by JAXA on the GOSAT-2 satellite, the FTS-2 sensor observations will be suspended from Friday 10 May to Friday 31 May 2024.
Swarm Bravo on-board anomaly on 10 April 2024
18 Apr 2024
Due to an issue on-board Swarm Bravo, the vector magnetic field data from the VFM instrument are not available from 10 April 2024 at 12:54 to 11 April 2024 at 10:27 (UTC time).
Improved data latency for FAST data generation over Northern Europe
20 Mar 2024
We are pleased to announce that thanks to the effort of the Swarm Flight Operations Team and DISC partners, a down-link optimisation strategy to reduce the latency of Swarm FAST data acquired over Northern Europe was implemented on 11 March 2024.
Transition from FTP to FTPS for SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data dissemination systems
14 Mar 2024
As of 15 April 2024 access to the SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS.
SMOS data distribution resumed
13 Mar 2024
SMOS data distribution to end users was resumed on 12 March 2024 after confirmation of the adequate quality of the current data.
SMOS data outage since 22 February 2024
28 Feb 2024
SMOS went into safe mode on 22 February 2024 at 05:10 UTC for reasons that are still under investigation.
Announcement for CryoSat Quaternions Product users
15 Feb 2024
CryoSat users who use the Quaternions Products should be aware that the method to access these products is changing.
Temporary interruption to Envisat AATSR dissemination service
12 Feb 2024
A planned downtime will affect the access to the ftp dissemination server for the Envisat AATSR data during the period 13-15 February 2024.
Update in Swarm Orbit Counter product
19 Jan 2024
Starting from 17 January 2024, a modification has been introduced in the processing of Swarm Orbit Counter product AUXxORBCNT, which extends the file coverage to 2 days ahead.
Delay in the Availability of CryoSat Products - Issue Resolved
16 Jan 2024
The CryoSat operational team have successfully resolved a technical issue at the CryoSat Payload Data Ground Segment.
Delay in the availability of CryoSat Products
12 Jan 2024
A technical issue occurred at the CryoSat Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS).
Gaps in Swarm-C data on 07 and 08 January 2024
9 Jan 2024
On 07 January 2024 an anomaly occurred on Swarm Charlie STR instrument triggering an Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem fallback to Coarse Pointing Mode, with a consequent switch-off of all the on-board instruments.
Swarm EFI Gain Map calibration and partial data gap between 13 and 15 December 2023
18 Dec 2023
An update of the Swarm EFI-TII Gain Correction Map was executed on the three Swarm spacecraft between 13 and 15 December 2023 causing several gaps in EFI-LP data.
Minor update for the SMOS Freeze/Thaw Soil State product
18 Dec 2023
A minor update for the SMOS Freeze/Thaw Soil State processor was implemented on 14 December 2023.
Change of access to FTP-S for ERS and Envisat atmospheric and low-rate data
13 Dec 2023
As of 13 December 2023, access to a series of ERS and Envisat atmospheric and low rate data collections changed from simple FTP to FTP-S.
Update for the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor configuration
5 Dec 2023
An updated configuration of the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor was deployed at the IFREMER and ESA operational ground segment on 4th December 2023.
Change of access to FTP-S for ERS and Envisat Radar Altimeter data
28 Nov 2023
As of 29 November 2023, access to the ERS-1/2 and Envisat Radar Altimeter data will be changed from simple FTP to FTP-S.