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Sentinel-3A fully tanked
3.2.2016 16:21
With the launch of Sentinel-3A confirmed for 16 February, preparations for liftoff are charging full speed ahead. The tricky task of fuelling the satellite has now been ticked off the ‘to do list’ and the propulsion team is already decontaminating their equipment before returning home.
Sentinel-3A fully tanked
3.2.2016 16:21
With the launch of Sentinel-3A confirmed for 16 February, preparations for liftoff are charging full speed ahead. The tricky task of fuelling the satellite has now been ticked off the ‘to do list’ and the propulsion team is already decontaminating their equipment before returning home.
Call for Media
2.2.2016 13:10
Media representatives are invited to the signing of a contract between ESA and Thales Alenia Space to build two more satellites for the Sentinel-3 mission
Call for media
2.2.2016 13:10Media representatives are invited to the signing of a contract between ESA and Thales Alenia Space to build two more satellites for the Sentinel-3 mission
World Wetlands Day
2.2.2016 10:30
2 February marks World Wetlands Day. Discover some of Earth’s most important wetlands seen from 800 km high
Call for media
1.2.2016 15:25
Media representatives are invited to follow the launch of Sentinel-3A on 16 February
SMOS gets help from Tibet
29.1.2016 15:33
Ground measurements are essential for making sure that satellites deliver accurate information about our changing world. Although the Tibetan Plateau may not seem the obvious place to take such readings, this remote location is being used to check on ESA’s SMOS satellite.
Sierra Leone Estuary
29.1.2016 9:17
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Sierra Leone, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
28.1.2016 14:00
Join us Friday, 29 January, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. Ahead of World Wetlands Day this week’s video features the Sierra Leone River Estuary
Earth from Space
21.1.2016 14:00Join us Friday, 22 January, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A satellite image of Bahrain
Colours of Persia
21.1.2016 11:26
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Bahrain, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Colours of Bahrain
21.1.2016 11:26Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Bahrain, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Meet Sentinel-3
18.1.2016 15:35
The third satellite for Europe’s Copernicus programme is set for launch on 16 February. Discover this multitalented mission and follow preparations for liftoff
Meet Sentinel-3
18.1.2016 15:35The third satellite for Europe’s Copernicus programme is set for launch in the second half of February. Discover this multitalented mission and follow preparations for liftoff
Earth from Space
18.1.2016 14:40
ESA's Sentinel-3 Payload Manager Constantin Mavrocordatos and Spacecraft and Launch Campaign Manager Kristof Gantois join the show to tell us more about the Sentinel-3A satellite and its mission
Earth from Space
18.1.2016 14:00Join us Tuesday, 19 January, at 14:00 CET for a special edition on Sentinel-3A in the cleanroom
Meet Sentinel-3
14.1.2016 16:33The third satellite for Europe’s Copernicus programme is set for launch on 4 February. Discover this multitalented mission
Rise and shine for Sentinel-3A
14.1.2016 15:45
Following the Christmas break, the Sentinel-3A satellite has been taken out of its storage container and woken up as the campaign to prepare it for launch resumes at the Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome. Liftoff is set for 4 February.
Rise and shine for Sentinel-3A
14.1.2016 15:45Following the Christmas break, the Sentinel-3A satellite has been taken out of its storage container and woken up as the campaign to prepare it for launch resumes at the Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome. Liftoff is set for 4 February. UPDATE 27 January: new launch date is 16 February.
Rise and shine for Sentinel-3A
14.1.2016 15:45Following the Christmas break, the Sentinel-3A satellite has been taken out of its storage container and woken up as the campaign to prepare it for launch resumes at the Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome. Liftoff is set for 4 February. UPDATE 21 January: launch likely to be pushed into second half of February.
Canada breaks the ice with Sentinel-1 data
21.12.2015 11:05
How can access to Sentinel data increase Canada’s ability to offer improved information on sea ice?
Mongolian marvel
18.12.2015 9:24
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Southern Mongolia, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
17.12.2015 14:00Join us Friday, 18 December, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Southern Mongolia
Shifting ice
17.12.2015 11:22
ESA’s CryoSat mission has provided the best maps yet of the changing height of Earth’s largest ice sheets
Deal sealed for new Sentinel-1 satellites
15.12.2015 14:00
ESA has ensured the continuation of the Sentinel-1 Earth observation satellite series for Europe’s Copernicus environmental programme by ordering two more satellites.
The €400 million contract was signed today with Thales Alenia Space of Italy to build Sentinel-1C and -1D.
Ice matters
11.12.2015 15:01
The satellite age has revolutionised our understanding of Earth, giving us accurate information to help critical agreements on climate change such as at the current COP21 conference in Paris. Diminishing polar ice is one of the most visible indicators of change, but how much have we learnt over the last decades?
Talking climate
11.12.2015 12:35
Discover more about the importance of ice sheets as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
French portrait
11.12.2015 10:00
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Les Deux Alpes, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Talking climate
10.12.2015 14:50
Discover more about the importance of ocean colour as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
Earth from Space
10.12.2015 14:35Join us Friday, 11 December, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Les Deux Alpes in France
Earth from Space
10.12.2015 14:00Join us Friday, 11 December, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Les Deux Alpes in France
Talking climate
9.12.2015 11:21
Discover more about the importance of aerosols as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
Talking climate
8.12.2015 17:10
Discover more about the importance of soil moisture as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
The future of Earth
7.12.2015 17:15
Euronews: A special edition from the COP21 Climate Summit in Paris, focusing on how Earth observation satellites offer experts a unique view of our planet
Talking climate
7.12.2015 14:25
Discover more about the importance of sea level as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
Talking climate
4.12.2015 15:55
Discover more about the importance of glaciers as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
Watching wetlands
4.12.2015 15:26
Learn how Copernicus supports some of the planet’s most productive ecosystems
Dutch mosaic
4.12.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1A mosaic of the Netherlands, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Sentinel-3A taking final steps to launch
3.12.2015 17:46
After an eventful journey to Russia, by plane, lorry and train, the Sentinel-3A satellite is safe and sound in the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, for lift-off next month.
ESA and World Bank hand-in-hand
3.12.2015 16:50
Today at the COP21 Climate Summit in Paris, the World Bank and ESA signed an agreement on using information from Earth observation satellites in support of sustainable development.
Earth from Space
3.12.2015 15:50Join us Friday, 4 December, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of the Netherlands
Earth from Space
3.12.2015 15:50Join us Friday, 4 December, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-1A image of the Netherlands
Sentinel-2 moves on
3.12.2015 11:47
The story so far of the second Copernicus satellite and what it will do next
Talking climate
2.12.2015 13:57
Discover more about the importance of land cover as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
Farmers benefit from satellite coverage
2.12.2015 11:30
Farmers can now call on the latest satellite information using the unique TalkingFields service to get the best from their land while cutting the environmental cost.
Talking climate
30.11.2015 17:15
Discover more about the importance of sea ice as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world
Space for climate
27.11.2015 16:35
While leaders from around the world meet at COP21 to reach an agreement on climate change, learn how satellites provide essential information about the health of our planet
Sudanese fields
27.11.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of south Khartoum in Sudan, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
26.11.2015 14:00Join us Friday, 27 November, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of south Khartoum in Sudan
Earth from Space
26.11.2015 14:00Join us Friday, 27 November, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of south Khartoum in Sudan
Timelapse from space reveals glacier in motion
26.11.2015 13:56
Animations that compress 25 years of satellite images into just one second reveal the complex behaviour and flow of glaciers in the Karakoram mountain range in Asia.
Space for Earth
24.11.2015 15:54
Euronews: As the COP21 Paris Climate Summit approaches, scientists explain how space technology is used to get a global perspective of our planet regarding climate change
ESA issues call for new Earth Explorer proposals
23.11.2015 16:55
ESA is announcing an opportunity for scientists involved in Earth observation to submit proposals for the next potential Earth Explorer satellite mission.
Sentinel-3A on its way
20.11.2015 14:43
The latest satellite for the European Commission’s Copernicus environmental programme has left France bound for the Plesetsk launch site in Russia and launch late next month.
Spanish mosaic
20.11.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Merida, Spain, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
New satellite to measure plant health
19.11.2015 14:29
ESA plans to track the health of the world’s vegetation by detecting and measuring the faint glow that plants give off as they convert sunlight and the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide into energy.
Earth from Space
19.11.2015 14:00Join us on Friday, 20 November, at 10:00 CET for the "Earth from Space" video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Merida, Spain
Earth from Space
19.11.2015 13:45Join us on Friday, 20 November, at 10:00 CET for the "Earth from Space" video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Merida, Spain
International effort reveals Greenland ice loss
13.11.2015 10:39
One of Greenland’s glaciers is losing five billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean, according to researchers. While these new findings may be disturbing, they are reinforced by a concerted effort to map changes in ice sheets with different sensors from space agencies around the world.
Chinese painting
13.11.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A false-colour image of Qingdao and surroundings, in China, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
12.11.2015 16:00Join us Friday, 13 November, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Qingdao and surroundings, in China
Earth from Space
12.11.2015 14:00Join us Friday, 13 November, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Qingdao and surroundings, in China
Earth from Space
11.11.2015 14:05
Two experts join the show to tell us more about mapping urban areas from space
Canada joins Sentinel collaborative ground segment
10.11.2015 14:17
ESA and the Canadian Space Agency have signed an agreement that facilitates access to the Sentinel satellite data primarily for users from Canada.
Earth from Space
10.11.2015 14:00Two experts join the show to tell us more about mapping urban areas from space
Free online course
10.11.2015 11:40
Join leading experts and scientists to explore our planet from space and learn how Earth observation is used to monitor climate change. This course starts on 30 November to coincide with COP21
Sentinel-3A set for launch
6.11.2015 12:50
Carrying a suite of state-of-the-art instruments to measure Earth’s oceans, land and ice, Sentinel-3A will soon be shipped to the Plesetsk launch site in Russia
Sentinel-3A set for launch
6.11.2015 11:36
Carrying a suite of state-of-the-art instruments to measure Earth’s oceans, land and ice, Sentinel-3A will soon be shipped to the Plesetsk launch site in Russia
Sentinel-3A set for launch
6.11.2015 11:36
Carrying a suite of state-of-the-art instruments to measure Earth’s oceans, land and ice, Sentinel-3A will soon be shipped to the Plesetsk launch site in Russia
Nile Delta Fertility
6.11.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Cairo, Egypt, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
5.11.2015 14:25Join us Friday, 6 November, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A satellite image of Cairo
Earth from Space
5.11.2015 14:25Join us Friday, 6 November, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A satellite image of Cairo
Earth from Space
3.11.2015 15:35ESA's Sentinel-3 Project Manager Bruno Berruti and Thales Alenia's Project Manager Yvan Baillion join the show to tell us more about the Sentinel-3A satellite and its mission
Earth from Space
3.11.2015 15:35
ESA's Sentinel-3 Project Manager Bruno Berruti and Thales Alenia's Project Manager Yvan Baillion join the show to tell us more about the Sentinel-3A satellite and its mission
Manicouagan Crater
30.10.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1A image of the Manicouagan Crater in Quebec, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
29.10.2015 14:25Join us Friday, 30 October, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-1A image of the Manicouagan Crater
Earth from Space
29.10.2015 14:25Join us Friday, 30 October, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-1A image of the Manicouagan Crater
Melting slows Greenland ice flow
28.10.2015 19:15
It may seem counter intuitive, but satellite data suggest that part of the Greenland ice sheet moves more slowly if the surface of the ice melts faster.
Living Planet Symposium sets a new record
28.10.2015 14:26
Registration for ESA’s fifth Living Planet Symposium has just closed, reaching a record of nearly 2700 abstract entries.
Safe at sea
27.10.2015 9:28
At sea, space technology is used to help save lives every day: managing traffic between ships, picking up migrants and refugees in distress or spotting oil spills
Celebrating 15 years
26.10.2015 10:30
The International Charter Space and Major Disasters celebrates 15 years of free access to the best-available satellite images
Charter marks 15 years
26.10.2015 10:30The International Charter Space and Major Disasters celebrates 15 years of free access to the best-available satellite images
Climate Cube
23.10.2015 17:36
Displaying the essential role satellites play in monitoring our changing world, the Climate Cube on the Champs-Elysées in Paris was inaugurated in the presence of ESA’s Director General Jan Woerner
Mexico City
23.10.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a natural-colour Sentinel-2A image of Mexico City, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
22.10.2015 14:20Join us Friday, 23 October, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Mexico City
Earth from Space
22.10.2015 14:20Join us Friday, 23 October, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Mexico City
Building Radar takes home the Copernicus Masters
21.10.2015 14:30
Yesterday evening members of the international Earth observation industry came together at the ddb Forum in Berlin, for the 2015 Copernicus Masters Awards Ceremony.
Climate Cube in Paris
20.10.2015 11:20
The Climate Cube sitting on the Champs-Elysées focuses on how vital satellites are for understanding climate change, and how space is playing a major role in climate research and climate change mitigation
Space tools for Earth
20.10.2015 10:51
Satellites provide clear evidence of global change and put objective information at the disposal of policy makers
Deep blue Red Sea reefs
16.10.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of the Red Sea coral reefs, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
15.10.2015 14:12Join us Friday, 16 October, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of the Red Sea
Sentinel-3A shows off
15.10.2015 13:27
Before the latest satellite for Copernicus is packed up and shipped to the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia for launch at the end of the year, the media and specialists were given the chance to see this next-generation mission centre-stage in the cleanroom.
Launch of Earth observation open science 2.0
14.10.2015 15:13
How can Earth observation research explore the new challenges and opportunities created by the rapid advances in information and communications technologies?
Monitoring refugee camps
12.10.2015 14:08
Satellite data help to ensure that thousands of refugees finding sanctuary in camps every year are kept as safe and healthy as is economically possible
Live: Science 2.0
9.10.2015 15:25
Follow the first Earth Observation Science 2.0 conference, which has been organised to explore new challenges and opportunities created by rapid advances in information and communication technologies
Call for media
9.10.2015 14:07
Media representatives are invited to learn more about the Sentinel-3 mission and see the satellite in the cleanroom before it is shipped to the launch site
Portuguese wonders
9.10.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1A image of the Azore Islands in Portugal, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
8.10.2015 14:30Join us Friday, 9 October, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-1A image of the Azore Islands in Portugal
Earth from Space
8.10.2015 13:35Join us Friday, 9 October, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-1A image of the Azore Islands in Portugal
Tracking wildfires
6.10.2015 10:27
Discover how Copernicus satellites are a vital tool for detecting and tracking wildfires and for helping to deal with the aftermath
Agreement signed
5.10.2015 13:10
ESA–Eumetsat Cooperation Agreement paves the way to build next generation of MetOp satellites to provide meteorological observations from mid-2021
Berlin celebration
2.10.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A false colour image of Berlin in Germany, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Berlin celebration
2.10.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A false colour image of Berlin in Germany, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
1.10.2015 14:00Join us Friday, 2 October, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of the city of Berlin, in Germany
Call for Media
1.10.2015 9:16
Media representatives are invited to an event for the signing of the Cooperation Agreement between ESA and Eumetsat on the MetOp Second Generation series of meteorological satellites
SMOS meets ocean monsters
30.9.2015 10:59
ESA’s SMOS and two other satellites are together providing insight into how surface winds evolve under tropical storm clouds in the Pacific Ocean. This new information could to help predict extreme weather at sea.
Shaping next-generation scientists
29.9.2015 10:49
With the new Earth observation satellites carrying a range of technologies such as radar and multispectral imaging instruments for land, ocean and atmospheric monitoring, data are available for the next 20–30 years. However, this means little unless there are capable people handling them.
Maritime security
25.9.2015 15:23
ESA Euronews: Satellites play a crucial role in all aspects of maritime security
Big shake next for air pollution satellite
25.9.2015 13:51
The launch of Sentinel-5 Precursor is planned for next spring so the satellite is being put through its paces to make sure it is fit for liftoff and life in orbit tracking air pollution. Vibration and acoustic tests are next up.
Athens in colour
25.9.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 satellite image of Athens and surroundings, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Earth from Space
24.9.2015 15:05Join us Friday, 25 September, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Athens and surroundings in Greece
Earth from Space
24.9.2015 11:38Join us Friday, 25 September, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of Athens and surroundings in Greece
What hAPPened?
22.9.2015 14:20
Using satellites to predict plant and crop diseases is just one of the fresh ideas produced over a week-long camp dedicated to creating mobile apps using Earth observation data.
Quake on the radar
21.9.2015 14:38
The combination of two Sentinel-1A radar scans shows how the ground shifted as a result of Chile’s 16 September earthquake
Mississippi swampland
18.9.2015 10:05
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image of Mississippi's swamps, USA, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Watch the replay
17.9.2015 15:24
Watch the replay of User Consultation Meeting in Poland where scientist met to discuss the merits of the CarbonSat and FLEX candidate missions before one is selected as ESA’s eighth Earth Explorer
Earth Explorer UCM replay
17.9.2015 15:24Watch the replay of User Consultation Meeting in Poland where scientist met to discuss the merits of the CarbonSat and FLEX candidate missions before one is selected as ESA’s eighth Earth Explorer
Earth from Space
17.9.2015 14:00Join us Friday, 18 September, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features a Sentinel-2A image of the Mississippi swamp area, in the USA
Live from Krakow
14.9.2015 14:50
Will CarbonSat or FLEX be ESA’s next Earth Explorer mission? Follow discussions at the User Consultation Meeting on 15–16 September