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Celebrating 20 years of ERS

These images of Rome and its surroundings were acquired by ERS-1 and ERS-2 during their long service around the globe, providing valuable information to the scientific community for 20 years.

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Kiev, Ukraine - 2005

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 5 December 2005 over Kiev in Ukraine.

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ERS-2 - Ten years in orbit (1995-2005)

The ERS-2 satellite was launched on 21 April 1995, as a successor to the ERS-1 satellite. ERS-2 has now been successfully operational for ten years, and the following features highlight some of the applications the mission has been utilised for, as well as some technical details of the satellite.

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Panama Canal, Panama - 2005

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 14 April 2005 over the Panama Canal.

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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2005

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 10 April 2005 over Sarajevo in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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Gaeta, Italy 2005

This ERS-2 image acquired over Gaeta on the West coast of Italy was acquired on 31 March 2005

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Damascus, Syria - 2005

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 4 January 2005 over Damascus in Syria.

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Florence, Italy - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Florence, Italy was acquired on 9 December 2004.

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Beirut, Lebanon - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 14 November 2004 over Beirut, Lebanon.

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Chicago, USA - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Chicago in the Midwestern United States on 14 November 2004

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St Petersburg, Russia - 2004

This ERS-2 image acquired on 19 September 2004 shows St Petersburg in Northwestern Russia.

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Hiroshima, Japan - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 10 September 2004 over Hiroshima, Japan.

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Strait of Messina, Italy - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 11 August 2004 over the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Calabria region of Southern Italy.

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Prague, Czech Republic - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Prague in the Czech Republic on 29 July 2004.

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Bucharest, Romania - 2004

This ERS-2 image acquired on 24 July 2004 over Bucharest, Romania.

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Bosphorus, Turkey - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 15 July 2004 over the Bosphorus Strait in Northwestern Turkey.

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Sofia, Bulgaria - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Sofia, Bulgaria on 11 July 2004.

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Naples, Italy - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 30 June 2004 over Naples in Southern Italy.

 

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Venice, Italy - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Venice, Italy was acquired on 30 June 2004.

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Vienna, Austria - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Vienna, Austria on 28 June 2004

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Ankara, Turkey - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 20 June 2004 over Ankara, Turkey

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Moscow, Russia - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Moscow, Russia was acquired on 20 June 2004.

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San Francisco 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 16 May 2004 over San Francisco on the Western coast of the United States.

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2004

This ERS-2 image acquired on 12 May 2004 shows Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

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Oslo, Norway - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Oslo, Norway on 06 May 2004.

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Paris, France - 2004

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image is centred over Paris, the capital of France.

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Helsinki, Finland - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Helsinki, Finland was acquired on 25 April 2004

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Madrid, Spain - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 11 April 2004 over Madrid, Spain.

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Riga, Latvia - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Riga, Latvia was acquired on 02 March 2004.

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Budapest, Hungary - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Budapest, Hungary was acquired on 15 February 2004.

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Rome, Italy - 2004

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 23 January 2004 over Rome, Italy.

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Luxembourg - 2004

This ERS-2 image shows the country of Luxembourg and was acquired on 06 January 2004

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Cairo, Egypt - 2004

This ERS-2 image acquired 04 January 2004 shows Cairo, Egypt

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Lisbon, Portugal - 2004

This ERS-2 image over Lisbon, Portugal was acquired on 04 January 2004.

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Los Angeles, USA - 2003

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 03 November 2003 over Los Angeles in the Southwestern United States. 

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Dublin, Ireland - 2003

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image is centred over Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

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Athens, Greece - 2003

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image shows an area of centred over Sterea Ellas (Central Greece).

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Maracaibo, Venezuela - 2003

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 26 February 2003 over Maracaibo in Northwestern Venezuela.

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New York, USA - 2003

This ERS-2 image was acquired over New York City on 24 January 2003

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Buenos Aires, Argentina - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Buenos Aires, Argentina on 12 November 2002.

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The Gulf of Taranto, Italy - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 05 April 2002 over the Gulf of Taranto, Italy 

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Seoul, South Korea - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 27 October 2002 over Seoul in the Republic of South Korea.

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Beijing, China - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 16 October 2002 over Beijing, China.

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Berlin, Germany - 2002

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image is focused over Berlin, the capital of Germany, seen as a large bright area centre image.

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Svalbard, Norway - 2002

This ERS-2 image, acquired 11 April 2002, shows the Spitsbergen Island in Northern Norway.

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Highlands, Scotland - 2002

This ERS-2 image, acquired 09 April 2002, shows the central part of the Scottish Highlands.

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The Bay of Tokyo, Japan - 2002

The Bay of Tokyo seen through the radar eye of ERS-2.

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St. Petersburg, Russia - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired over St Petersburg, Russia on 14 November 2002 

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Caracas, Venezuela - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 28 January 2002 over Caracas, Venezuela.

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Salzburg, Austria - 2002

This ERS-2 image, acquired 02 January 2002, shows Salzberg in Western Central Austria.

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Sardinia, Gulf of Oristano - 2001

This ERS-2 image, acquired 20 December 2001, shows the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean.

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Sfax, Tunisia - 2001

This ERS-2 image, acquired 25 November 2001, shows part of the Eastern coast of Tunisia

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Jordan, Dead Sea - 2001

This ERS-2 image acquired on 24 November 2001 shows the Dead Sea in Jordan.

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Aegean Islands, Greece - 2001

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 14 October 2001 over the Aegean Islands between Greece and Turkey.

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El Salvador - 2001

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 27 October 2001 over El Salvador in Central America.

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China 2001

This image over China was acquired on 14 October 2001 in the region between Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

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Cyprus 2001

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 22 September 2001 over the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Gulf of Finland - 2001

This ERS-2 image acquired on 15 September 2001 shows the Baltic Sea in the Gulf of Finland.

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Canary Islands, Fuerteventura - 2001

This ERS-2 image acquired on 13 September 2001 shows part of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the Canary islands.

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Firth of Clyde, Western Scotland - 2001

This ERS-2 image, acquired 10 September 2001, shows the Firth of Clyde in western Scotland.

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Havana, Cuba - 1999

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 31 October 1999 over Havana in Cuba

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Tehran, Iran - 1999

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Tehran in Northern Iran on 10 June 1999.