ESA Earth Observation

The AI for Earthquake Response challenge is now open: bit.ly/4lEuLZ4 The challenge is open until 29 September, so please join us in developing innovative methods for disaster response.

With launch set for August, the first MetOp Second Generation satellite, MetOp-SG-A1, which also carries the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, is currently undergoing final preparations for liftoff🚀 Tune in to the pre-launch press briefing on Monday, 28 July at 14:00 CEST, which…

The Fundamental Data Record for Land Dynamics project, part of @esa's Heritage Missions programme, aims to turn decades of radar data into a long-term, analysis-ready data record for tracking land surface changes. Read about the project's goals, progress and updates in this…

Progress continues for MetOp-SG-A1 and @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5A. The satellite has been transferred to the Payload Processing Facility of Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, where it’s now being prepared for the next step: fuelling 📸ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG-S…

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It took about two weeks for MTG-S1 and @CopernicusEU Sentinel-4 to reach geostationary orbit: now that they are there, at 36 000 km away from Earth, the two missions are ready for the delicate commissioning phase. Teams on Earth will begin activating the instruments, paving the…

As PhiSat‑2 enters its operational phase, the satellite is ready to begin delivering AI-processed imagery to Earth observation users. Data collected are pre-processed in orbit, before being fed into the satellite’s on board AI processor, which runs several AI-applications to…

It is easy to take our daily weather forecasts for granted, but the social and economic benefits of accurate forecasts are huge – and this is largely thanks to satellites. Here's how⬇️

Platform assemble! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ The ALTIUS satellite platform has been assembled at Redwire's facilities, Belgium. It is the technical backbone of the satellite, responsible for power supply and management, thermal regulation, navigation, attitude pointing and orbit control, and more.…

Did you know that @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5 will deliver daily global coverage of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases? It will deliver key data for scientists and decision-makers to protect our planet’s health. Launching soon from Kourou!

🛰️@esa's Φsat‑2 has completed its commissioning and is now delivering science data. The AI applications on board this miniature satellite choose cloud‑free images and compress them, making it more efficient to transmit data back to Earth. The algorithms can also detect and…

Like a magnet(ic) duo🧲 In different orbits, @esa_swarm and the Macau Science Satellite-1 have magnetometers to study Earth’s magnetic field. They have teamed up to help: - reconstruct the core flow - understand the core-mantle boundary, Earth’s lithosphere and tidal magnetic…

Let's start the week with a 🙂 This @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image features playful clouds resembling a smile over La Reunion island. The volcanic Reunion island is part of the Mascarene Islands, located in the western Indian Ocean about 680 km east of Madagascar.

What is the difference between MTG orbit and the MetOp orbit? Both missions provide weather and climate data but they do it from two very different point of views: MTG-I1 and MTG-S1 (which launched last week) fly in a geostationary orbit while the MetOp satellites (the next one…

After 15 years in space, @esa_cryosat keeps evolving. During the latest Quality Working Group, experts tested the Ice Baseline F prototype processor to confirm its performance and ensure data quality, accuracy and consistency. A test dataset was pre-generated and shared with the…