What is Envisat?
Envisat was ESA's successor to ERS. Envisat was launched in 2002 with 10 instruments aboard and at eight tons is the largest civilian Earth observation mission. More advanced imaging radar, radar altimeter and temperature-measuring radiometer instruments extend ERS data sets. This was supplemented by new instruments including a medium-resolution spectrometer sensitive to both land features and ocean colour. Envisat also carried two atmospheric sensors monitoring trace gases. The Envisat mission ended on 08 April 2012, following the unexpected loss of contact with the satellite. (See related news from 09 May 2012)
Latest Mission Operations News
EOLi-SA now dismissed15 February 2019Please be aware that the "EOLi-SA Catalogue and Ordering Service" is now dismissed and replaced by the ESA Simple Online Catalogue which was released in early January 2019. The Level 1 reprocessing of the full Envisat MIPAS mission with the ESA MICAL processor version 8.03 has been completed and the data has been assessed with respect to the quality. The reprocessed dataset is now accessible to users from the ESA dissemination server. Envisat-ERS (A)SAR - Enhanced Dissemination Service04 January 2019ESA is pleased to announce the release of several new features as part of the ESA On-The-Fly data processing and dissemination service providing data from the Envisat ASAR and ERS-1/2 SAR mission archives.
Latest Mission Results News
![]() Greenland ice loss quickening06 December 2018Using a 25-year record of ESA satellite data, recent research shows that the pace at which Greenland is losing ice is getting faster. ![]() Satellites track Antarctic ice loss over decades02 May 2017Over two decades of observations by five radar satellites show the acceleration of ice loss of 30 glaciers in Western Palmer Land in the southwest Antarctic Peninsula. Satellites track variations in Antarctica's glacial retreat12 December 2016Five satellites spanning two decades have revealed variations in the timing and pace of glacial retreat in West Antarctica. Some glaciers' thinning spreads up to three times faster than on neighbouring tributaries, and was offset by decades. Methane and carbon dioxide on the rise13 May 2016Satellite readings show that atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide are continuing to increase despite global efforts to reduce emissions. |
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