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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
2 Sept 2020Updated Swarm EEF dataset released
An improved version of Swarm EEFxTMS_2F products (version 0203) is now available.
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 - Data Release news
30 Apr 2020Updated CryoSat magnetometer data now available
An improved version of the CryoSat magnetic field data (version 0103) is now available.
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 - Operational News
19 Jan 2024Update in Swarm Orbit Counter product
Starting from 17 January 2024, a modification has been introduced in the processing of Swarm Orbit Counter product AUXxORBCNT, which extends the file coverage to 2 days ahead.
News - Infographics
22 Feb 2023Twin 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 - Success Stories
25 Aug 2022Tracking mountainous glaciers using TanDEM-X
Ice melting from mountain glaciers is one of the largest contributors to sea-level rise outside the large ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland. New research leveraging the vast data from the TanDEM-X mission, has successfully mapped glacial elevation change over multiple mountainous regions of the world.
News - Data Release news
7 Dec 2021TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X WorldDEM data now available to users
WorldDEM products have been added to the TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X offering and are now available to users for research and application development following submission of a project proposal subject to evaluation and acceptance by ESA and the data owner.
News - Data Release news
6 June 2019TerraSAR-X ESA archive dataset now available
TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X products are available to the scientific community.
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
23 May 2022Swarm unveils magnetic waves deep down
Using information from ESA’s Swarm satellite mission, scientists have discovered a completely new type of magnetic wave that sweeps across the outermost part of Earth’s outer core every seven years.
News - General News
24 Apr 2020Swarm thermo-optical properties of the satellites document updated
The Swarm document on the thermo-optical properties of the satellites provides tables and technical drawings for aerodynamic and radiation pressure modelling.
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 - Data Release news
12 Sept 2019Swarm non-gravitational acceleration and thermosphere density data reprocessed
Swarm non-gravitational acceleration and thermosphere density data reprocessed from November 2013 to July 2019 for all three Swarm satellites.
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 - General News
15 Nov 2023Swarm is turning 10 - Bake a cake and celebrate with us!
Bake a cake to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swarm!