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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
17 May 2023New 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
5 May 2023New 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
3 May 2023New 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
28 Apr 2023ESA 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
27 Apr 2023CryoSat 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
17 Apr 2023New collection open to users: FSSCat Hyperspectral products
As part of the ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) Programme, the FSSCat collection is now open to users, providing hyperspectral data coverage over some locations worldwide, as measured by the HyperScout-2 sensor.
News - Data Release news
14 Apr 2023Back-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
13 Apr 2023New 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
3 Apr 2023CryoSat’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 - Data Release news
3 Apr 2023New WaddenSAR campaign dataset released
A new dataset has been released for the WaddenSAR campaign, which took place in March 2022 over the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands.
News - Spotlight on EO community
29 Mar 2023An 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 - Infographics
28 Mar 2023Discover how RADARSAT scans Earth's surface
Learn about how RADARSAT scans Earth's surface in our new infographic.
News - Data Release news
28 Mar 2023New 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
28 Mar 2023Brand new Cryo-TEMPO Baseline-B boosts CryoSat research
New datasets have been released for the Cryo-TEMPO thematic products.
News - General News
27 Mar 2023Overachieving SMOS mission primed for continued success
ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission (SMOS) was the second Earth Explorer launched in 2009. Over 13 years on, having already vastly exceeded its predicted lifetime and initial objectives, the mission has been further extended until at least the end of 2025.
News - Data Release news
23 Mar 2023New 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
21 Mar 2023ESA'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
17 Mar 2023Introducing 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
16 Mar 2023Near-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 - Thematic area articles
3 Mar 2023Monitoring water on Earth's surface
ESA's Earth observation satellites are playing a leading role in furthering our understanding of how Earth's terrestrial hydrosphere is being influenced by humankind.