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MISSIONS

Explore the European Space Agency's Earth Observation satellite missions. Learn all about ESA's dedicated Earth Explorers or collaborations with other agencies through the Third Party Missions programme.

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    MOS-1/1B

    MOS-1 and 1B, Japan’s first marine observation satellites, were designed to monitor ocean currents, sea surface temperature

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Aeolus

    This is currently the only technology that can provide direct wind profile observations in clear air, inside thin clouds

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Swarm

    its geological interpretation Determination of the 3D electrical conductivity of the mantle Investigatigation of electric currents

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    ICEYE

    Currently, the satellites operate in five modes called 'Strip Mode', 'Spot Mode', 'Scan Mode', 'Spot Extended Area (SLEA)

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    WorldView Series

    Owned by Maxar, the first three satellites in the series are currently operational, and they have been supplying imagery

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    GHGSat

    The GHGSat constellation currently consists of 12 satellites: GHGSat-D (GHGSat's technology demonstrator satellite) launched

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    Vision-1

    Stereo Mode: currently under development, provides two co-incident image scenes acquired at opposing pitch angles of ±30°

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    TanSat

    60°, 120°, at 670 nm and 1640 nm The TanSat mission also performs a regular calibration, in four different modes: dark current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Aeolus Data

    Aeolus Quality Control Reports on L1B/Instrument, L2A and L2B products are currently available to Aeolus Cal/Val teams and

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ALADIN

    Aeolus Quality Control Reports on L1B/Instrument, L2A and L2B products are currently available to Aeolus Cal/Val teams and

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    SMOS product availability

    + NIR + Long     LO + FTT     LO + Electrical Stability     LO + NIR + Long + FTT     LO + Short     LO + Long + Short Current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Swarm Data

    FIND OUT MORE The Average Magnetic field and Polar current System model (AMPS) The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    SAR (JERS-1) Processor Releases

    The current JERS-1 SAR Instrument Processing Facility (IPF) version is v2.05p3, which was released on the 21 September 2015

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ACC (Swarm)

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    GPSR and LRR (Swarm)

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    STR (Swarm)

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ASM

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    EFI

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    VFM

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Geographical Mode Mask

    The current operational Geographical Mode Mask v5.0 The current version of the geographical mode mask v5.0 has been in operation