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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 - Success Stories
Ten 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 - Data Release news
CHAMP L3 magnetic data now available on Swarm dissemination server
We are pleased to announce the release of magnetic field data from CHAMP mission on Swarm dissemination server.
News - Data Release news
Additional EFI TII Cross Track Flow dataset 0302 available for Swarm
Additional TII cross-track flow data is now available on the Swarm dissemination server for all the Swarm satellites.
News - Data Release news
FDR4ALT - ESA unveils new cutting-edge ERS/Envisat Altimeter and Microwave Radiometer Datasets
The European Space Agency (ESA) has developed a comprehensive suite of innovative Earth system data records as part of the Fundamental Data Records for Altimetry project - FDR4ALT.
News - Success Stories
Magnetic magic: 10 reasons to be excited about Swarm
In November 2023, Swarm celebrated an impressive ten years in orbit. In that time, ESA’s magnetic mission has honed in on all sorts of mysteries - from tussling magnetic blobs to animal migration.
News - Maintenance News
CryoSat CalVal server downtime on 27 February 2024
Due to routine maintenance activities on 27 February 2024, between 08:00-10:00 UTC, the distribution of CryoSat L0 products and AUX files may be impacted.
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 - Operational News
Announcement for CryoSat Quaternions Product users
CryoSat users who use the Quaternions Products should be aware that the method to access these products is changing.
News - Operational News
Delay in the availability of CryoSat Products
A technical issue occurred at the CryoSat Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS).
News - Operational News
Gaps in Swarm-C data on 07 and 08 January 2024
On 07 January 2024 an anomaly occurred on Swarm Charlie STR instrument triggering an Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem fallback to Coarse Pointing Mode, with a consequent switch-off of all the on-board instruments.
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 - Events and Proceedings
EarthCARE pre-launch science workshop a success
Held between 13 and 17 November 2023, in ESA’s Earth Observation facility in Frascati, Italy, the ESA-JAXA pre-launch EarthCARE science and validation workshop brought together nearly 250 participants, representing a vibrant worldwide scientific community that is eagerly awaiting the mission’s launch.
News - Success Stories
CryoSat land ice data track destabilisation of Antarctic glacier
Even apparently stable glaciers in Antarctica are at risk of losing large quantities of ice due to warming seas. The warning comes after satellite data showed the Cadman glacier – previously stable for 50 years - retreated by 8 km between November 2018 and May 2021.
News - Operational News
Change of access to FTP-S for ERS and Envisat Radar Altimeter data
As of 29 November 2023, access to the ERS-1/2 and Envisat Radar Altimeter data will be changed from simple FTP to FTP-S.
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 - Spotlight on EO community
Introducing the EarthCARE Mission Manager
In this video, Björn Frommknecht describes his role as Mission Manager of EarthCARE, and what he enjoys most about his involvement with this upcoming Earth Explorer.
News - Data Release news
New version release of Swarm Level 2 EEF data
An updated version of the Swarm Level 2 product Equatorial Electric Field (EEF) v0304 is now available on Swarm dissemination server.
News - Data Release news
Global glacier mass change data now available from CryoSat
Measuring glacier mass changes from space is more accurate and comprehensive thanks to the CryoTEMPO-EOLIS CryoSat swath data products, which now cover glaciers worldwide.
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
New release of TII Raw And Corrected Imagery Spectra dataset
An updated version of the TII Raw And Corrected Imagery / Spectra dataset (TRACIS version 0201) at low resolution (TISL1B) and high resolution (TISH1B) is available for the three Swarm spacecraft on the Swarm dissemination server