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

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  • Mission - Heritage Missions

    Envisat

    Mission - Heritage Missions

    Envisat

    Envisat was ESA's successor to ERS. Envisat carried ten instruments aboard for a wide range of Earth observing fields. The mission was operational from 2002 to 2012.

  • Mission - Copernicus Sentinels

    Copernicus Sentinel-1

    Mission - Copernicus Sentinels

    Copernicus Sentinel-1

    The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission comprises a constellation of two polar-orbiting satellites, operating day and night performing C-band synthetic aperture radar imaging, enabling them to acquire imagery regardless of the weather.

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X

    Mission - Third Party Missions

    TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X

    The TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites feature a unique geometric accuracy that is unmatched by any other spaceborne sensor.

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    RADARSAT

    Mission - Third Party Missions

    RADARSAT

    The RADARSAT programme consists of a pair of remote sensing satellites from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    ICEYE

    Mission - Third Party Missions

    ICEYE

    The ICEYE constellation consists of three X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites.

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    SPOT 5

    Mission - Third Party Missions

    SPOT 5

    SPOT 5, like all the SPOT missions, was aimed at supplying high-resolution, wide-area optical imagery.

  • Mission - Heritage Missions, Third Party Missions

    SeaSat

    Mission - Heritage Missions, Third Party Missions

    SeaSat

    On board SeaSat was the first-ever space-borne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system for science applications.

  • Mission - Heritage Missions, Third Party Missions

    JERS-1

    Mission - Heritage Missions, Third Party Missions

    JERS-1

    The overall objectives of JERS-1 were the generation of global data sets with SAR and OPS sensors aimed at surveying resources, establishing an integrated Earth observation system