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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 - Third Party Missions
ICEYE
Currently, the satellites operate in five modes called 'Strip Mode', 'Spot Mode', 'Scan Mode', 'Spot Extended Area (SLEA)
Mission - Heritage Missions
Seasat
The instrument had the objectives of the determination of sea surface profiles, currents, wind speeds and wave heights.
Mission - Third Party Missions
SAR (JERS-1) Processor Releases
The current JERS-1 SAR Instrument Processing Facility (IPF) version is v2.05p3, which was released on the 21 September 2015
Mission - Heritage Missions
SAR (ERS) Processor Releases
It should be noted that for SAR, each product ordered is processed directly from the raw data, using the current version
Mission - Heritage Missions
PALSAR
A small percentage of ALOS-1 PALSAR products processed by the current installed ESA IPF are affected by a known quality issue
Mission - Heritage Missions
PALSAR Processor Releases
The current ALOS-1 PALSAR IPF integrated within the ESA On-The-Fly system is v4.16p9, installed on 24 January 2017.
Mission - Heritage Missions
Seasat Objectives
wealth of information on diverse ocean phenomena such as sea-surface winds and temperatures, surface and internal waves, currents
Mission - Heritage Missions
ASAR Processor Releases
August 2009 5.03L03 9 October 2009 5.04 17 September 2010 6.00 16 December 2011 6.02 30 April 2012 6.03 3 July 2015 (current
Mission - Heritage Missions
SAR (ERS)
Processor Releases It should be noted that for SAR, each product ordered is processed directly from the raw data, using the current
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Radar Course 1
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions
Mission - Heritage Missions
SAR (JERS-1) Products Information
main differences between the L1 CEOS products that were provided by JAXA (but are no longer available to users) and the current
Mission - Third Party Missions
COSMO-SkyMed SG Overview
The position of CSG-2, as currently defined by ASI and I-MoD (Italian Ministry of Defence) is at 180° from CSG-1.
Mission - Heritage Missions
PALSAR Quality Control Reports
Find out more Quality Disclaimer A small percentage of ALOS-1 PALSAR products processed by the current installed ESA IPF
Mission - Heritage Missions
ASAR Products Information
Higher level products (Level 2) can then be derived from L1 products; however, this is currently only done with Wave mode
Mission - Heritage Missions
ALOS-1 Mission Objectives
Oceanography and coastal zone-related research (oil spill, high-resolution DEM) Coastal zones, sea surface wind, wave height, wave current
Mission - Heritage Missions
PALSAR Products Information
The service currently provides access from ESA's archive to the following PALSAR L1 high-resolution data products.
Mission - Heritage Missions
SAR (ERS) Interferometry
addition, components of the interferometric signal such as anomalous signal path lengths introduced by atmospheric effects are currently
Mission - Heritage Missions
Envisat Objectives
x x Turbidity x Wave Characteristics x x Near Surface Wind x x Current
Mission - Heritage Missions
SAR (ERS) Overview
Scientists are studying the radar backscatter from the ocean surface related to wind and current fronts, to eddies and to
Mission - Heritage Missions
ERS Radar Course 3
Therefore, microwaves easily penetrate clouds, and images can be acquired independently of the current weather conditions