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• News - Operational News

  

  GOSAT-2 FTS-2 observations suspended from 10 to 31 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.

• Data - Sample Data (Open)

  

  TerraSAR-X Sample Data

  Download free TerraSAR-X sample datasets to preview products available for this mission.

• Document - Newsletter

  

  Earth Online Newsletter - 22 March 2024

  This issue of the Earth Online Newsletter covers a selection of the latest news and events from ESA.

• News - Thematic area articles

  

  How to use space data to probe humankind’s ancient past

  Data disseminated by ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme are enabling archaeological investigations that could help to unravel the mysteries of past societies and cultures.

• News - Success Stories

  

  Rome supersite helps validate atmospheric space data

  In the sprawling, urban area of Rome, where atmospheric composition is impacted by complex coastal weather and pollution, ESA supports a powerful observatory spread across several locations.

• News - Success Stories

  

  Commercial and international data for fire monitoring

  As climate change sparks a surge in the frequency and intensity of wildfires, satellite data disseminated through ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme are helping scientists to track and investigate these potentially damaging natural events.

• News - Operational News

  

  GOSAT – TANSO-FTS observations unavailability

  Due to an inclination control manoeuvre of the JAXA GOSAT-1 satellite, the TANSO-FTS sensor observations have been suspended.

• News - Infographics

  

  Twin satellites - TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X

  DLR's TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X are twin satellites flying in close formation to acquire SAR data of unique geometric accuracy. Operating together, the missions deliver data that are used to generate Digital Elevation Models of Earth.

• News - Thematic area articles

  

  How scientists use space data to help advance the energy transition

  Scientists are using remote sensing data disseminated by ESA to support the green transformation of world’s power generation infrastructure.

• News - General News

  

  International collaboration: Summarising ESA’s Third Party Missions

  ESA’s Third Party Missions programme consists of more than 50 missions from around the world. Learn more about the Third Party Missions in this video.

• News - Success Stories

  

  Showcasing success stories from ESA's Third Party Missions

  ESA’s Third Party Missions programme consists of more than 50 missions from around the world.

• News - Thematic area articles

  

  Global understanding of Earth's land surfaces greatly boosted by satellite data

  ESA perform land surface monitoring with a range of instruments onboard satellites acquiring optical and radar data. Collections of data from these missions are freely available for research purposes.

• News - Success Stories

  

  Long-term satellite data show wind farms can affect local air currents

  Decades of satellite data have allowed for the first long-term study of the impact of offshore wind farms on downstream wind flow in coastal areas.

• Document - Data Access Information

  

  ESA-archive-third-party-mission-collections.pdf

  Discover the ESA archive data collections offered for the Third Party Missions programme.

• News - Success Stories

  

  Satellites track the health of the ozone layer

  ESA’s Earth observation activities are contributing to international efforts to monitor and preserve the layer of stratospheric ozone that blankets the planet.

• Event - Training

  

  EO Summer School 5

  ESA's series of summer schools, on Monitoring of the Earth System, aims to promote the exploitation of Earth observation data.

• News - Infographics

  

  A summary of ESA Third Party Mission collections

  A new summary is available, showcasing the ESA archives for Third Party Mission collections.

• News - Events and Proceedings

  

  National missions in the spotlight at the Living Planet Symposium

  In the framework of ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPM) programme, the agency offers access to the full data archives of almost 50 satellite missions, which are owned by organisations around the world.

• Document - General Reference

  

  Third Party Missions Brochure

  This brochure summarises ESA's Third Party Missions programme, providing a timeline and examples of content related to some of the missions.

• News - Thematic area articles

  

  How ESA uses space data to explore deep Earth

  As anthropogenic activities continue to unbalance our environment, scientists strive to fully understand the intricate interactions within Earth’s system.