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NEWS
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
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
13 May 2022Updated CryoSat magnetometer data now available with new baseline 0201
An improved version of the CryoSat magnetic field data is now available on the Swarm Dissemination Server with new baseline 0201.
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 - Operational News
6 June 2022Update on Swarm Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_AC) data issue
As a follow-up of the news published on 23 November 2021 and on 16 December 2021, we want to update Swarm users about the issue affecting Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_TMS_2F) data.
News - Success Stories
26 Mar 2024Ten years of Swarm data help reveal processes in Earth’s core
The tenth birthday of ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation has been a game changer for research into Earth’s magnetic field and core dynamics, as set out by an ESA-funded project.
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 - Success Stories
22 Nov 2023Swarm set for continued success after 10 years in orbit
ESA’s mission to unravel the mysteries of Earth’s magnetic field has just reached a decade of successful operations.
News - Operational News
28 Sept 2022Swarm Level 1B and Level 2 operational processors updated
On 28 September 2022 an improved version for both L1B and L2 Operational Processors was transferred into operation.
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 - Operational News
12 May 2022Swarm Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_AC) data unavailable from 4 May 2022
Due to the recent orbit raise manoeuvres which changed the orbital configuration of Swarm Alpha and Charlie, no Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_TMS_2F) data are being produced since 4 May 2022.
News - Data Release news
15 Dec 2023Swarm FAST data now accessible via VirES web client
we are pleased to announce that the Swarm FAST data are now accessible via VirES web client.
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 - 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 - General News
24 Mar 2023Swarm DQW#12 Summary and Recommendation report published
We are pleased to inform the Swarm user community that the "Swarm DQW#12 Summary and Recommendation report" has been finalised and now published
News - General News
3 Jan 2024Swarm DISC SWITCH Project Final Presentation
The team behind the Swarm DISC project SWITCH will be making their Final Presentation on 10 January 2024, from 15:00-17:00 CET.
News - General News
15 May 2023Swarm DISC pre-study 5.2 finalised
The Swarm DISC pre-study 5.2 is finalized and the report has been published.
News - Success Stories
20 Oct 2022Swarm data help estimate the impact of space weather
Energy from space weather mostly deposits itself as heat in the upper atmosphere, posing risks to satellites orbiting in the same altitude.
News - Operational News
3 Jan 2023Swarm Charlie VFM anomaly on 27 – 28 December 2022
Due to an anomaly registered on the VFM (Vector Field Magnetometer) on board Swarm Charlie spacecraft, the VFM science data was not received from 27 December at 19:26 UTC to 28 December 2022 at 11:07 UTC.
News - Operational News
4 July 2022Swarm Charlie VFM anomaly from 18 to 28 June 2022
Due to an anomaly registered on the VFM (Vector Field Magnetometer) on board of Swarm Charlie, the magnetic field vector B_VFM y-component stored in MAGC_HR_1B and MAGC_LR_1B products is affected by some artefacts from 18 to 28 June 2022.
News - Operational News
3 Jan 2023Swarm Bravo VFM data gaps on 29 – 30 December 2022
Due to an anomaly registered on the VFM instrument on-board Swarm Bravo spacecraft, several data gaps are present in the magnetic field vector components derived from this instrument from 29 December 2022 09:59 UTC to 30 December 2022 at 07:17 UTC.