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Multi-frequency radar data from new campaign supports sea ice monitoring

A new dataset has been released for the CIRFAEx campaign, which took place off the coast of Greenland in 2022 to support the development of the upcoming ROSE-L and Sentinel-1 Next Generation missions.

Sample data products from ESA’s Third Party Missions

Samples of data products from a range of Third Party Missions are now available to download, offering a preview of what these missions provide.

International collaboration: Summarising ESA’s Third Party Missions

ESA’s Third Party Missions programme consists of more than 50 missions from around the world. Learn more about the Third Party Missions in this video.

Very High Resolution data to take centre stage

In the last few years, European New Space providers have helped strengthen the offering of very high resolution remote sensing data products—a designated workshop this November aims to focus on the latest developments in this arena.

How SNAP facilitates access to ESA Third Party Missions data

The tool – called the Sentinel Applications Platform (SNAP) – incorporates high-quality remote sensing data from numerous missions, including those operated by the agency’s international partners, known as Third Party Missions (TPM).

About COSMO-SkyMed Series

COSMO-SkyMed

COSMO-SkyMed (COnstellation of small Satellites for the Mediterranean basin Observation) Series is owned and operated by ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) and is funded by the Italian Ministry of Research and the Italian Ministry of Defense.

The series consists of two generations, each a constellation of several satellites. The first generation (CSK) consisted of four identical satellites launched between 2007 and 2010 - three of which are still operational. The second generation (CSG) consists of two enhanced SAR satellites, the first of which was launched in 2019 and the second launched in 2022.

Objectives

The objective of the COSMO-SkyMed Series is to provide global Earth observation that can be repeated several times a day in all-weather conditions. The imagery obtained can be used for the sake of emergency prevention, strategy, scientific and commercial purposes, providing data on a global scale to support a variety of applications including risk management, cartography, forest & environment protection, natural resources exploration, land management, defense and security, maritime surveillance, food & agriculture management.

COSMO-SKYMED (CSK)

COSMO-SKYMED SECOND GENERATION (CSG)