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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 - Operational News
Update 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 - Thematic area articles
Transforming space data into climate action
ESA’s Earth observation activities are playing a key role in the revitalised global drive to combat climate change.
News - Success Stories
Trailblazing ERS-2 mission enables climate change applications
As ESA’s ERS-2 satellite approaches Earth’s atmosphere for reentry, it’s time to reflect on the mission’s great achievements in powering climate-related applications.
News - Success Stories
Swarm’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 - Operational News
Swarm 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
Swarm Bravo GPS anomaly on 16 June 2023
A loss of GPS Time Synchronisation registered on Swarm Bravo on 13 June 2023 has affected all of the Swarm Bravo instruments.
News - Operational News
Swarm 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 - Infographics
Swarm - 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 - 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.
News - Thematic area articles
Satellites expand research on Space Weather and Sun-Earth Interactions
Earth observation data provide vital warnings about the impact of solar activity and strive to unravel the influence the Sun has on Earth’s system.
News - Data Release news
Reprocessed GRACE-FO thermosphere data available on Swarm dissemination Server
An updated version of the GRACE Follow-On dataset for thermosphere density and crosswind data has been published on the Swarm dissemination server.
News - General News
New Swarm Product Data Handbook available
We are pleased to announce that a new Swarm Product Data Handbook page is now available.
News - Data Release news
New Swarm Burst and Whistler products from IPGP/CNES/CEA-Leti released
We are pleased to announce that two new Swarm products making use of Absolute Scalar Magnetometer (ASM) high-rate data at 250 Hz (acquired when the instrument is operating in Burst Mode), are now available on Swarm Dissemination Server.
News - Data Release news
New Swarm Bravo Level 2 Accelerometer data available on Swarm Dissemination Server
The Swarm Bravo Level 2 Calibrated Accelerometer data (ACCxCAL_2) and Level 2 Accelerometer-derived Neutral Thermospheric Densities (DNSxACC_2) are available on the Swarm Dissemination Server.
News - Data Release news
New reprocessing of datasets celebrates 30 years of ERS
The ERS programme celebrated its 30th anniversary on 17 July. Today, we are still exploiting ERS data and experts continue to work on improving the altimeter, radiometer and SAR data the programme acquired.
News - Data Release news
New Release of the Swarm Langmuir Probe Ion Drift, Density and Effective Mass Dataset
An updated version of the Swarm Langmuir Probe Ion Drift, Density and Effective Mass (SLIDEM Version 0103) dataset has been released.
News - Data Release news
New release of Swarm Langmuir Probe Ion Drift, Density and Effective Mass dataset
An updated baseline of the Swarm Langmuir Probe Ion Drift, Density and Effective Mass (SLIDEM baseline 0201) dataset at 2 Hz cadence is available.
News - Data Release news
New GRACE and GRACE-FO thermosphere datasets released
The Swarm DISC project Thermosphere Observations from Low-Earth Orbiting Satellites (TOLEOS) reprocessed all GRACE and GRACE-FO data to obtain new thermosphere density and crosswind datasets.
News - Data Release news
New ERS-2 GOME Level 1 v5.1 dataset available online
A new GOME Level 1b dataset has been generated for the 16-year mission period bringing relevant quality improvements for the revised calibration approach, compensating aging and instrument degradation, and provide enhanced accessibility.
News - Spotlight on EO community
Meet ESA's Swarm Mission Manager
Anja Strømme, ESA's Swarm Mission Manager, describes in detail the wonders of the Swarm mission.