Sentinel-3A launch team at ESOC

Sentinel-3A, the third ESA-developed Copernicus satellite carrying four Earth-observing instruments, was launched on 16 February 2016,…

Comet on 13 February 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera

OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 13 February 2016, when Rosetta was 45.8 km from Comet…

Cubesats: Miniaturised technology in space

Whenever someone says 'satellite' people often think of huge and heavy telecommunication satellites with massive solar…

Uniting the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli

Timelapse video showing Schiaparelli, the entry, descent and landing demonstrator module of the ExoMars 2016 mission,…

Sentinel-3A liftoff

Sentinel-3A – the first in the two-satellite Sentinel-3 mission – lifted off on a Rockot launcher…

Arralis integrated circuit

A close-up glimpse at part of a microchip designed to provide high-frequency radar for future space…

Sentinel-3A liftoff

Sentinel-3A – the first in the two-satellite Sentinel-3 mission – lifted off on a Rockot launcher…

Sentinel-3 for oceans

Covering 70% of the planet, the oceans are directly linked to our weather and climate. They…

Sentinel-3A launch event webcast – part 2

Part 2 of the replay of the Sentinel-3A launch event at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre…

Sentinel-3A liftoff

Replay of the Sentinel-3A liftoff on a Rockot launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia…