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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
2015 CryoSat Ice Baseline D reprocessed data now available
The reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline D data for all of 2015 has now been published on the Science Server.
News - Data Release news
2016 CryoSat Ice Baseline D reprocessed data now available
The reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline D data for 2016 has now been published on the Science Server.
News - Data Release news
Back-processed data from 2010 now available for CryoTEMPO-EOLIS Baseline 2
Following on from the release of new Baseline 2 point and gridded products for CryoTEMPO-EOLIS, the data for several regions have now been back-processed to 2010 and are available from the CryoSat Science Server.
News - Data Release news
Complete CryoSat Ice Baseline D reprocessed dataset now available
We're pleased to inform the CryoSat scientific community that the full reprocessed CryoSat Ice Baseline D data are now available on the Science Server for download
News - Success Stories
COP26 fuels interest in satellite data
As COP26 stimulates action to reduce global warming, the essential role of satellite data in understanding and monitoring climate change is apparent.
News - General News
CryoSat data users - We need your feedback!
The CryoSat Quality Control (QC) team are looking for CryoSat data users to complete a quick survey about data QC.
News - Data Release news
CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessed Data - Update
Previously, quality checks of the Ice Baseline-E reprocessing products observed a discrepancy in the metadata of products with incremented version numbers (E002, E003).
News - Data Release news
CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessed Data - Update
Quality checks of the Ice Baseline-E reprocessing products have observed a discrepancy in the metadata of products with incremented version numbers.
News - Success Stories
CryoSat safe and sound
A fuel leak aboard the CryoSat satellite threatened to bring the mission to an end in 2025 however operators at ESOC initiated a swap to a back-up system thus saving the satellite for years to come.
News - Success Stories
CryoSat still cool at 10
Today marks 10 years since a Dnepr rocket blasted off from an underground silo in the remote desert steppe of Kazakhstan
News - Data Release news
CryoSat swath data boosted with new glacier regions and gridded products
Additional products have been added to CryoTEMPO-EOLIS Baseline 2, increasing global coverage and adding to the range of available gridded data.
News - General News
CryoSat’s unparalleled record of global ice continues to 2025
CryoSat, ESA’s ice mission, has been a key to what the cryosphere community regards as a golden era for satellite altimetry.
News - Data Release news
CryoTEMPO EOLIS and Operation IceBridge Data Added to Cryo2Ice Coincident Data Explorer
CryoTEMPO-EOLIS and Operation IceBridge data are now available in the Cryo2Ice Coincident Data Explorer.
News - Success Stories
CryoTEMPO-EOLIS Products Now Available for Iceland, Svalbard, and the Canadian Arctic
Land-ice is declining globally, raising sea levels worldwide and impacting glacial risks and access to fresh-water in high-mountain glaciers regions. Land-ice monitoring via Earth Observation methods in general, and altimetry in particular, are essential for tracking the current status of ice volume change and its evolution as climate continues to evolve and mitigating actions are being pursued.
News - Success Stories
Decades of satellite data reveal the risks of climate tipping points
Decades-long time series that draw on ESA’s Earth observation archives are enabling scientists to uncover the threat of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to the icy parts of the planet.
News - Operational News
Delay in the availability of CryoSat Products
A technical issue occurred at the CryoSat Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS).
News - Success Stories
Earth Day: taking the pulse of our planet
While news of COVID-19 dominates headlines and many of us practice social distancing, there still remains the need for action on climate change - and satellites are vital in providing the key facts on this global issue.
News - Success Stories
ESA missions help to reveal worldwide lake water loss trend
Climate change, human consumption and sedimentation are depleting more than half of the world’s biggest lakes of water, according to a ground-breaking analysis that drew on three decades of satellite data.
News - Success Stories
ESA's Earth Explorers surpassing expectations
In this video, learn how each Earth Explorer mission is contributing to Earth science, and changing the way we look at our beloved planet.
News - Events and Proceedings
Featuring the power of Earth observation data at EGU
The European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2024 brings together geoscientists from all over the world, aiming to provide a forum where scientists and early career researchers can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts, in all fields of geoscience.