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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 - Earth Explorers
FLEX
Currently it is not possible to measure photosynthetic activity from space, but FLEX's novel instrument will be capable of
Mission - Third Party Missions
WorldView Series
Owned by Maxar, the first three satellites in the series are currently operational, and they have been supplying imagery
Mission - Third Party Missions
PlanetScope
PlanetScope Camera The PlanetScope camera on each Dove cubesat operates currently in eight bands - red edge, red, green,
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 - 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 - 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 - 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.