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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
15 Apr 2024New Ocean data and more boost CryoSat data platform
Eight new datasets have been added to the CS2EO platform to support, enhance, and simplify research using CryoSat data. They include the CryoSat Ocean Product, and the Cryo-TEMPO Land Ice, Sea Ice, Polar Ocean, Coastal Ocean and Inland Water datasets.
News - Operational News
14 Mar 2024Transition from FTP to FTPS for SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data dissemination systems
As of 15 April 2024 access to the SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS.
News - Maintenance News
21 Feb 2024CryoSat 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
21 Feb 2024CryoSat 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
15 Feb 2024Announcement 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
12 Jan 2024Delay in the availability of CryoSat Products
A technical issue occurred at the CryoSat Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS).
News - General News
19 Dec 2023Aeolus wind data boosts innovative new global wind comparison tool
A new system for comparing wind data from multiple observing platforms, including ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite, puts global wind data - and the tools needed to analyse them - all in one place.
News - Success Stories
5 Dec 2023CryoSat 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 - Success Stories
24 Nov 2023CryoSat 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 - General News
2 Nov 2023Aeolus data and lessons learned: what happens next for ESA’s wind mission?
The Aeolus satellite returned to Earth on 28 July 2023, in an assisted reentry that marked the end of nearly five years in space. For scientists working with Aeolus data, however, the mission lives on.
News - Infographics
24 Oct 2023Overview of Aeolus Level-2b scientific wind data
Learn more about the Aeolus Level-2b scientific wind product in our latest infographic.
News - Data Release news
20 Sept 2023Global 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
18 Sept 2023CryoSat 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 - Success Stories
31 Aug 2023New CryoSat data to boost understanding of the oceans
A new CryoSat sea level anomaly product designed to enable ocean science and the development of operational marine applications has been released.
News - Data Release news
28 July 2023CryoSat 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
17 July 2023Young scientists bid farewell to ESA's wind mission
Students and early career researchers are saying an emotional goodbye to Aeolus ahead of its upcoming reentry.
News - Success Stories
29 June 2023ESA 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 - Data Release news
16 June 2023New CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessed Data – Available now!
The CryoSat Ice Baseline-E Reprocessing campaign is now complete.
News - Infographics
8 June 2023Overview of the Aeolus Level-1B wind product
Learn about the Aeolus Level-1B wind product, which supports applications for the weather, atmospheric processes and climate research, in our latest infographic.
News - Success Stories
23 May 2023Aeolus enhances volcanic ash forecasts for aviation safety
A new study, using wind data from ESA’s Aeolus mission, highlights the importance of using satellite missions like Aeolus to improve volcanic ash forecasting and ensure aviation safety in the future.