Prepping for environmental tests

A special thermal blanket is installed on Sentinel-3A’s altimeter antenna. It is special because, compared to…

Proba-V images Indonesian volcano

ESA's Proba-V minisatellite catches the Sangeang Api volcano on the island of Sangeang in Indonesia as…

Linking by laser for fast data delivery – from take off to transmission

Low orbiting satellites like Sentinel-1A transmit data to Earth when passing over ground stations in Europe.…

Ministerial Council press conference, Luxembourg, on 2 December 2014

Press Conference after the ESA Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, Luxembourg, on 2 December 2014. From…

Artist’s view of the Ariane 6 four boosters configuration (A64)

Artist's view of the Ariane 6 four boosters configuration (A64).

European ministers and representatives at the ESA Council at Ministerial Level, Luxembourg, on 2 December 2014

Ministers in charge of space activities within the 20 ESA Member States and Canada met at…

Sentinel-1 maps Fogo eruption

The Pico do Fogo volcano on Cape Verde’s Fogo island erupted on 23 November 2014 and…

ESA Council at Ministerial Level, Luxembourg, on 2 December 2014

ESA Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, Luxembourg, on 2 December 2014. Ministers in charge of space…

ESA Council at Ministerial Level, Luxembourg, on 2 December 2014

ESA Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, Luxembourg, on 2 December 2014. Ministers in charge of space…

Delivered by laser

This Sentinel-1A image shows the semi-arid border region between Uzbekistan (top) and Turkmenistan (bottom). The northern…