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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

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    SIRAL

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    EFI

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ASM

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    VFM

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ALADIN

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

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    Seasat

    The instrument had the objectives of the determination of sea surface profiles, currents, wind speeds and wave heights.

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    EGG

    This opened a window into Earth's interior structure, as well as the currents circulating within the depths of its oceans

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    ICEYE

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    GPSR and LRR (Swarm)

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    ACC (Swarm)

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    STR (Swarm)

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

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    GOCE

    Explorer (GOCE) mission mapped Earth's geoid very accurately, opening a window into Earth's interior structure as well as the currents

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Swarm

    its geological interpretation Determination of the 3D electrical conductivity of the mantle Investigatigation of electric currents

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Aeolus

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

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    RA (ERS)

    the RA provided information on significant wave height; surface wind speed; sea surface elevation, which relates to ocean currents

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Swarm Overview

    Its data help to improve our understanding of ocean currents and interactions in the atmosphere, electric currents in the

  • Mission - Third Party Missions

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    Spire Overview

    It currently commercialises its platform on a "Space-as-a-Service" offering with aerospace and defence customers.

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    GRACE Overview

    The gravity variations studied by GRACE include: Changes due to surface and deep currents in the ocean Run-off and ground

  • Mission - Earth Explorers

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    Aeolus Overview

    Currently, the global distribution of conventional wind profile measurements is not homogenous and mainly located over land

  • Mission - Heritage Missions

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    ERS Overview

    global scale, the two ERS satellites expanded our understanding of the interaction between the oceans and atmosphere, ocean currents