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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 - General News
ESA's excellent Earth Explorer missions extended to 2025
Since 2009, ESA’s Earth Explorer missions have pioneered breakthrough technologies and transformed our understanding of Earth’s system, from its core to the outer stretches of the atmosphere.
News - General News
Introducing Tommaso Parrinello
In this short introduction, ESA's Aeolus and CryoSat Mission Manager, Tommaso Parrinello, describes his role in these two diverse missions.
News - Infographics
Showcasing the atmosphere-studying Odin mission
Learn about the Odin mission in our new infographic.
News - Data Release news
Near-Real Time Full Bit Rate (FBR) CryoSat products now available
We’re pleased to announce that as of 15 March 2023, the CryoSat Full Bit Rate (FBR) products are disseminated in Near-Real Time (NRT).
News - Announcement of Opportunity updates
Researchers called to explore new applications of SAOCOM data
ESA has invited Earth observation experts to devise and propose innovative applications for data delivered by Argentinian remote sensing constellation SAOCOM.
News - Data Release news
Additional GRACE-FO Density dataset available
An extension of the GRACE Follow-On dataset for thermosphere density has been published on the Swarm dissemination server.
News - General News
New Space harmonisation drives development of reference calibration and validation networks
As New Space providers continue to strengthen the worldwide offering of remote sensing data, ESA supports the harmonisation of calibration activities and development of reference calibration and validation (Cal/Val) sites.
News - Operational News
Swarm Bravo: regenerated FAC L2 products from 10 to 16 January 2022
Following the regeneration of L1B magnetic data after the VFM anomaly registered on Swarm Bravo on January 2022, we inform all Swarm users that the Field Aligned Current (FAC) L2 products have been regenerated as well.
News - Data Release news
Aeolus Level-2A old Baseline-11 data now publicly available
We are pleased to inform Aeolus users that 3232 Level 2A products in Baseline 11 that were not previously released are now available for browsing and download on the Aeolus 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 - Maintenance News
Maintenance on EO websites on 10 March
Scheduled maintenance activities will take place on several EO websites on 10 March.
News - General News
Introducing the TPM Ground Segment Operational Team
Third Party Missions (TPMs) are Earth Observation (EO) missions that are not owned or operated by ESA. The agency has an agreement with these third parties to distribute data products from their missions to scientific users, or for services in pre-operational phases.
News - Thematic area articles
Monitoring water on Earth's surface
ESA's Earth observation satellites are playing a leading role in furthering our understanding of how Earth's terrestrial hydrosphere is being influenced by humankind.
News - Data Release news
New Release of GRACE Thermosphere Crosswind Data
An updated version of the GRACE thermosphere crosswind data (Version 0002), featuring improved flagging, is available on the Swarm dissemination server.
News - Success Stories
Envisat delivers a decade of insights into ocean oil slicks
More than ten years after it beamed its final image back to Earth, ESA’s Envisat satellite is still helping to investigate and address key societal and environmental challenges.
News - Data Release news
New data available: GEOSAT-2 Portugal Coverage 2021
A new collection is available to the public through ESA’s Earthnet Third Party Missions Programme: the GEOSAT-2 Portugal Coverage 2021.
News - General News
Quick guide to Fast Registration submission
Follow this quick guide to learn how to obtain access to datasets offered through ESA's Fast Registration mechanism.
News - Operational News
Swarm Bravo VFM Anomaly from 24 February 2023 - Update
Due to an issue registered on the VFM (Vector Field Magnetometer) on board Swarm Bravo, several gaps have been identified in the VFM science data.
News - General News
Stunning new features for ESA and NASA altimetry portal cs2eo.org
Working with combined ESA and NASA altimetry data is easier than ever thanks to a range of handy new features on cs2eo.org.
News - Data Release news
European Cities: Cartosat-1 Euro-Maps 3D DSMs and Ortho Images
ESA is pleased to announce that the Cartosat-1 Euro-Maps 3D Digital Surface Model (DSM) and ortho image products collection on European cities has been opened to users in the framework of Earthnet’s Third Party Mission Programme.