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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
Updated Swarm EEF dataset released
An improved version of Swarm EEFxTMS_2F products (version 0203) is now available.
News - Data Release news
Updated CryoSat magnetometer data now available
An improved version of the CryoSat magnetic field data (version 0102) is now available in the "#CryoSat-2" folder of the ESA FTP server.
News - Data Release news
Updated CryoSat magnetometer data now available
An improved version of the CryoSat magnetic field data (version 0103) is now available.
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 - Operational News
Update 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 - 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 - Success Stories
Swarm 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 - Success Stories
Swarm 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 - General News
Swarm is turning 10 - Bake a cake and celebrate with us!
Bake a cake to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swarm!
News - Operational News
Swarm Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_AC) data production resumed from 1 June 2023
Following the announcement of Swarm Alpha and Charlie orbit raise campaign and its potential impact on data availability, we inform the users that the nominal production of Swarm Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_TMS_2F) data has been resumed since 1 June 2023 and the products are available again on Swarm Dissemination Server.
News - Operational News
Swarm Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_AC) data production resumed from 1 July 2022
The Swarm Field-Aligned Current Dual (FAC_TMS_2F) products are now available again via the dissemination server.
News - Data Release news
Swarm FAST data ready to be released
Swarm FAST data will be available on the ESA Swarm dissemination server from 2 November onwards.
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 - General News
Swarm 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 - Events and Proceedings
Swarm DISC Seventh Open Call for Ideas published
Swarm DISC has published the Seventh Open Call for Ideas for "New data products, tools, and services" for Swarm.
News - Success Stories
Swarm 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
Swarm Bravo Data Gap on 4 June 2023
All of the L1A and L1B data production for 4 June 2023 has been processed and disseminated in two parts.
News - Operational News
Swarm Alpha VFM anomaly from 16 to 20 June 2023
Due to an issue registered on the VFM on board Swarm Alpha, several gaps have been identified in the VFM science data from 16 June to 20 June.
News - Operational News
Swarm Alpha Gap in Plasma data on 6 July 2022
During an orbit raise manoeuvre performed on Swarm Alpha on the 6 July 2022, an issue was registered on the EFI instrument causing an instrument switch off from 02:35 to 08:34 UTC.
News - Operational News
Swarm Alpha EFI-LP data gap from 12 to 13 August 2020
During a routine operation performed for the EFI on board Swarm Alpha, an issue was registered and the instrument has been rebooted, resulting in a data gap.