earth online
  • All Categories (36112)
  • Data (16)
  • News (174)
  • Missions (32)
  • Events (75)
  • Tools (8)
  • Activities (35)
  • Campaigns (7)
  • Documents (35666)

MISSIONS

Explore the European Space Agency's Earth Observation satellite missions. Learn all about ESA's dedicated Earth Explorers or collaborations with other agencies through the Third Party Missions programme.

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    ACC (Swarm)

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    Aeolus

    This is currently the only technology that can provide direct wind profile observations in clear air, inside thin clouds

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    ALADIN

    Aeolus Quality Control Reports on L1B/Instrument, L2A and L2B products are currently available to Aeolus Cal/Val teams and

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    ALADIN Reports

    quality reports about the public L2B Wind product: Monthly L2B reports Reports for the Aeolus L2A Aerosol/Cloud products are currently

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    ASM

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    prompt photo

    CHRIS Overview

    covering the short-wave IR spectral band (SWIR, typically out to 2400 nm), in addition to the visible/near-IR (VNIR) band current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    EFI

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    EFI Overview

    The SII sensors are directly installed on the radiator for heat rejection in order to limit dark current on the CCD.

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    Geographical Mode Mask

    The current operational Geographical Mode Mask v5.0 The current version of the geographical mode mask v5.0 has been in operation

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    prompt photo

    GHGSat

    The GHGSat constellation currently consists of 12 satellites: GHGSat-D (GHGSat's technology demonstrator satellite) launched

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    GPSR and LRR (Swarm)

    identification of opportunities for auroral research utilising Swarm data. find out more The Average Magnetic field and Polar current

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    prompt photo

    ICEYE

    Currently, the satellites operate in five modes called 'Strip Mode', 'Spot Mode', 'Scan Mode', 'Spot Extended Area (SLEA)

  • Mission - Earth Watch

    prompt photo

    Instrument Processing Facilities

    Level 1 Ice Products The current IPF1 installed at the Kiruna payload data segment for level-1 ice products is IPF1 vO2.3

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    prompt photo

    Operational Land Imager (OLI) Overview

    Off-nadir imaging is currently only done at night for TIRS-calibration purposes when it does not impact Nadir day-time imaging

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

    prompt photo

    PlanetScope

    PlanetScope Camera The PlanetScope camera on each Dove cubesat operates currently in eight bands - red edge, red, green,

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    Products Information

    Products Baseline for Swarm is available in the following links: Definition of Dataset and Product Baseline Data Quality: Current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    Products Information

    For an optimal exploitation of the current SMOS L2 data set V620 consult the read-me-first notes available for V620 soil

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    Products Information

    here, these are intended for the purpose of becoming familiar with the format of the CryoSat Science Products from the current

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

    prompt photo

    SIRAL

    Access is provided to all CryoSat systematic data acquired according to the current geographical mode mask.

  • Mission - Earth Watch

    prompt photo

    SIRAL Overview

    It is also operated over some geostrophic ocean currents and major hydrological basins.