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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
25 Feb 2019New Swarm plasma density and plasma irregularity dataset released
A new Swarm Level 2 data product was released on 20 February 2019. It contains several time series that characterise the plasma density and plasma irregularity along the Swarm orbits, separately calculated for each of the three satellites.
News - Data Release news
5 July 2019CryoSat magnetometer data now available to support Swarm Sciences
We are pleased to announce the new release of magnetic field data recorded by Fluxgate magnetometers, operating on-board ESA's CryoSat mission.
News - Operational News
27 Sept 2019Swarm Alpha: L1B ASM data gap from 22 to 30 September 2019
From 22 to 30 September, the ASM (Absolute Scalar Magnetometer) instrument on board Swarm Alpha was commanded in burst mode.
News - Operational News
4 Nov 2019Swarm Bravo L1B ASM data gap from 27 October to 4 November 2019
Between the 27 October to 4 November, the ASM (Absolute Scalar Magnetometer) instrument on board Swarm Bravo was commanded in burst mode.
News - Data Release news
4 Dec 2019Swarm E CASSIOPE precise orbits and attitude data released
Precise orbits for the year 2018 and attitude quaternions for the period from January 2014 to January 2019 were produced for the CASSIOPE/e-POP, which was incorporated as the fourth element of the Swarm constellation (Swarm-Echo) in 2018. These data sets are now available on the Swarm dissemination server.
News - Data Release news
10 Jan 2020Updated Swarm EEF data now available
We would like to inform Swarm data users that an improved version of EEF Level-2 product (version 0202) is now available.
News - Data Release news
12 Feb 2020New EFI TII Cross-Track Flow dataset available for Swarm Alpha and Bravo
An improved version of the TII cross-track dataset (TIICT version 0201) is now available.
News - Operational News
12 Feb 2020Swarm L1B and L2 operational processors updated
On 11 February an improved version for both L1B and L2 (FAC, IBI, and TEC) Operational Processors was transferred into operation.
News - Data Release news
24 Feb 2020Swarm Alpha: Magnetic field data regenerated from 14 to 17 February 2020
An issue was registered during the processing of the Swarm L1B magnetic field data during 14 to 17 February 2020, which is when the ASM on-board this spacecraft was commanded in Burst mode.
News - Data Release news
17 Mar 2020New Swarm E (CASSIOPE) precise orbits and attitude data released
Precise orbits and attitude quaternions for the year 2019 for the CASSIOPE/e-POP satellite are now available on the Swarm dissemination server.
News - Success Stories
29 Apr 2020Gravity Field Models from Swarm data
In addition to its geomagnetic objectives, GPS receivers onboard Swarm can and have already been exploited to measure temporal variations in Earth's global gravity field.
News - Infographics
7 June 2021Swarm - ESA's magnetic field satellite mission
Learn more about ESA's Swarm mission, an Earth Explorer dedicated to studying Earth's magnetic field, in our latest infographic.
News - Data Release news
16 July 2021New Swarm Ion Temperature Estimation (SITE) data product released
A new dataset of Swarm Ion Temperature Estimation (SITE) is now available for the three Swarm spacecraft.
News - Events and Proceedings
14 Oct 2021International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy IAGA Schools
Every two years, alongside its Scientific Assemblies, the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) runs schools to provide excellent early career scientists with a good basic understanding of the wide range of topics covered by IAGA science.
News - Data Release news
18 Nov 2021Additional EFI TII Cross Track Flow dataset 0302 available for Swarm satellites
Additional TII cross-track flow data are now available on the Swarm dissemination server for all the Swarm satellites.
News - General News
18 Nov 2021New Swarm Invitation To Tender - Swarm for Space Weather
Swarm DISC has published the following Invitation to Tender (ITT): SD-ITT-4.4: “Swarm for Space Weather”
News - Operational News
16 Dec 2021Swarm EFI LP partial data gap between 7 and 11 December 2021
Some EFI-TII Gain Map Calibration was executed on the three Swarm spacecraft between 7 and 11 December 2021
News - Operational News
16 Dec 2021Update on Swarm Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_AC) data missing from 7 November 2021
As a follow-up of the news published on 23 November 2021, we want to update Swarm users about the missing Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_TMS_2F) data since 7 November 2021.
News - Success Stories
16 Dec 2021Swarm’s orbital dance: counter-rotating and closer, for the benefit of science
Since variations in Earth’s magnetic field directly reflect the flow of fluid in the outermost core, new information from Swarm will further our understanding of the physics and dynamics of Earth's stormy heart—and the satellites are recently flying in a counter-rotating phase and closer in their separation, to enable scientists to discover new elements.
News - Events and Proceedings
24 Dec 2021Seven new science challenges from the 2021 Swarm+ Science Workshop
The Summary and Recommendations report from the Swarm+ Science Workshop is now available, which describes the main scientific challenges to be tackled by ESA in future studies.