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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
GOCE
Explorer (GOCE) mission mapped Earth's geoid very accurately, opening a window into Earth's interior structure as well as the currents
Mission - Heritage Missions
MOS-1/1B
MOS-1 and 1B, Japan’s first marine observation satellites, were designed to monitor ocean currents, sea surface temperature
Mission - Earth Explorers
Aeolus
This is currently the only technology that can provide direct wind profile observations in clear air, inside thin clouds
Mission - Third Party Missions
ICEYE
Currently, the satellites operate in five modes called 'Strip Mode', 'Spot Mode', 'Scan Mode', 'Spot Extended Area (SLEA)
Mission - Third Party Missions
GHGSat
The GHGSat constellation currently consists of 12 satellites: GHGSat-D (GHGSat's technology demonstrator satellite) launched
Mission - Third Party Missions
Vision-1
Stereo Mode: currently under development, provides two co-incident image scenes acquired at opposing pitch angles of ±30°
Mission - Third Party Missions
TanSat
60°, 120°, at 670 nm and 1640 nm The TanSat mission also performs a regular calibration, in four different modes: dark current
Mission - Heritage Missions
Seasat
The instrument had the objectives of the determination of sea surface profiles, currents, wind speeds and wave heights.
Mission - Earth Explorers
Aeolus Data
Aeolus Quality Control Reports on L1B/Instrument, L2A and L2B products are currently available to Aeolus Cal/Val teams and
Mission - Earth Explorers
ALADIN
Aeolus Quality Control Reports on L1B/Instrument, L2A and L2B products are currently available to Aeolus Cal/Val teams and
Mission - Earth Explorers
SMOS product availability
+ NIR + Long LO + FTT LO + Electrical Stability LO + NIR + Long + FTT LO + Short LO + Long + Short Current
Mission - Earth Explorers
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 - Earth Explorers
GOCE Objectives
Thanks to this current, the coastal waters of Europe are 4°C warmer than waters at equivalent latitudes in the north Pacific
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 - Third Party Missions
GHGSat Overview
The GHGSat constellation currently consists of nine satellites: GHGSat-D (GHGSat's technology demonstrator satellite) launched
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 - Earth Explorers
SMOS Objectives
SMOS Science The SMOS mission is a direct response to the current lack of global observations of soil moisture and ocean
Mission - Earth Explorers
Special Datasets Overview
CryoSat Antarctic Digital Elevation Model - Download the current CryoSat product Antarctic DEM.
Mission - Heritage Missions
RA (ERS)
the RA provided information on significant wave height; surface wind speed; sea surface elevation, which relates to ocean currents
Mission - Earth Explorers
EGG
This opened a window into Earth's interior structure, as well as the currents circulating within the depths of its oceans