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24.11.2020 Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
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The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite was launched at 18:17 (CET) on 21 November 2020 from Vandenberg air force base, California.[more]
20.11.2020 Sentinel-6 ready to launch
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"Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich" is expected to launch on November 21, 2020: a new ocean observation mission begins to measure sea level with a regular, uniform and global coverage.[more]
19.11.2020 SGDR+ Ice Sheet product
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The SARAL/AltiKa SGDR+ Ice Sheet product has been produced in the frame of the Alti-Glacio project funded by the CNES. The goal is to provide to the cryosphere community users fields dedicated to ice sheet surface computed with...
03.11.2020 Two years of CFOSAT!
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CFOSAT has therefore been running for two years accumulating precious quality data which is now used daily for operational and scientific applications. It is undoubtedly a great technical and scientific success in a context of...
03.11.2020 Novembre 2020 : Altimeters see Pantanal water level at its lowest
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The Pantanal area experiences a very severe drought. Altimeters can measure such variations along their tracks.