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Discover the latest news on the European Space Agency's Earth Observation activities. Learn all about new data availability and how ESA's missions are performing.
News - Data Release news
New CryoSat Ice Baseline-E 2018 and 2019 reprocessed data – available now!
We are pleased to inform the CryoSat scientific community that the reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline-E data for all of 2018 and 2019 has been published on the Science Server and is now available for download.
News - Data Release news
New CryoSat Ice Baseline-E 2016 and 2017 Reprocessed Data – Available now!
We are pleased to inform the CryoSat scientific community that the reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline-E data for all of 2016 and 2017 has been published on the Science Server and is now available for download.
News - Operational News
New CryoSat Geographical Mode Mask v5.0 now in operation
On 01 May 2023 a new acquisition mask, Geographical Mode Mask v5.0, was put in operation to tackle new scientific challenges and to support the future Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter (CRISTAL) mission. The previous mask v4.0 had been in operation since 2019.
News - Success Stories
ESA missions deliver new long-term perspective on sea ice decline
A 29-year timeseries of polar sea ice thickness and volume that draws on altimetry data from a succession of ESA missions has been presented at the European Geoscience Union general assembly.
News - General News
CryoSat data users - We need your feedback!
The CryoSat Quality Control (QC) team are looking for CryoSat data users to complete a quick survey about data QC.
News - Data Release news
Back-processed data from 2010 now available for CryoTEMPO-EOLIS Baseline 2
Following on from the release of new Baseline 2 point and gridded products for CryoTEMPO-EOLIS, the data for several regions have now been back-processed to 2010 and are available from the CryoSat Science Server.
News - Data Release news
New CryoSat Ice Baseline-E 2014 and 2015 reprocessed data – Available now!
The reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline-E data for all of 2014 and 2015 has now been published on the Science Server.
News - General News
CryoSat’s unparalleled record of global ice continues to 2025
CryoSat, ESA’s ice mission, has been a key to what the cryosphere community regards as a golden era for satellite altimetry.
News - Spotlight on EO community
An overview of the CryoSat mission
In this video, Tommaso Parrinello - CryoSat Mission Manager - talks about ESA's ice mission and some of its achievements after more than 10 years of operations.
News - Data Release news
New CryoTEMPO-EOLIS baseline 2 point and gridded products
New CryoTEMPO EOLIS baseline 2 point and gridded products are now available monthly as of January 2023.
News - Data Release news
Brand new Cryo-TEMPO Baseline-B boosts CryoSat research
New datasets have been released for the Cryo-TEMPO thematic products.
News - Data Release news
New CryoSat Ice Baseline-E 2012 and 2013 Reprocessed Data – Available now!
We are pleased to inform the CryoSat scientific community that the reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline-E data for all of 2012 and 2013 has been published on the Science Server and is now available for download.
News - General News
ESA's excellent Earth Explorer missions extended to 2025
Since 2009, ESA’s Earth Explorer missions have pioneered breakthrough technologies and transformed our understanding of Earth’s system, from its core to the outer stretches of the atmosphere.
News - General News
Introducing Tommaso Parrinello
In this short introduction, ESA's Aeolus and CryoSat Mission Manager, Tommaso Parrinello, describes his role in these two diverse missions.
News - Data Release news
Near-Real Time Full Bit Rate (FBR) CryoSat products now available
We’re pleased to announce that as of 15 March 2023, the CryoSat Full Bit Rate (FBR) products are disseminated in Near-Real Time (NRT).
News - General News
Stunning new features for ESA and NASA altimetry portal cs2eo.org
Working with combined ESA and NASA altimetry data is easier than ever thanks to a range of handy new features on cs2eo.org.
News - Data Release news
New CryoSat Ice Baseline-E 2011 reprocessed data now available
We are pleased to inform the CryoSat scientific community that the reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline-E data for all of 2011 has been published on the Science Server and is now available for download.
News - Data Release news
New version of the SMOS-CryoSat level 4 sea ice thickness product is now available
The new version 205 of the merged SMOS-CryoSat level 4 sea ice thickness product is now available on the SMOS dissemination service
News - Success Stories
Robust airborne radar instrument aids CryoSat ice data
During the 12 years that ESA’s ice mission – CryoSat – has been monitoring Earth’s ice masses from space, simultaneous airborne measurements were made by ASIRAS.
News - Success Stories
Decades of satellite data reveal the risks of climate tipping points
Decades-long time series that draw on ESA’s Earth observation archives are enabling scientists to uncover the threat of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to the icy parts of the planet.