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HydroGNSS mission scouts for water cycle variables from orbit Technology News | December 6, 2025 HydroGNSS, a UK-led pair of small satellites under ESA’s Scout programme, has reached orbit to monitor key elements…
06 Dec 2025 10:24 GMT
… designed and built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) with … million. The twin HydroGNSS satellites fly 180 degrees apart in … funding, this UK-built satellite will play an invaluable … frozen. The satellites will complement ESA’s SMOS and Biomass missions …
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Strongest solar storm that bruised Earth struck multiple satellites
24 Nov 2025 18:46 GMT
… inflicting significant effects on multiple satellites orbiting the planet.
The European … storm’s onset, ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission detected a strong solar … did not interfere with global satellite navigation systems.
Closer to Earth …
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Satellite launch will boost climate monitoring — UK Space Agency
29 Nov 2025 14:00 GMT
… technique that captures navigation-satellite signals after they bounce … to see both HydroGNSS satellites successfully launched and … environmental monitoring efforts.”
The satellites are expected to supply … s SMOS and Biomass missions, and NASA’s SMAP satellite, …
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Twin HydroGNSS satellites poised for launch
12 Nov 2025 02:05 GMT
… ’ with 106 other small satellites.
The launch had been … had remained a single-satellite one.
Each satellite carries a delay … moisture such as ESA’s SMOS and Biomass, Copernicus Sentinel- … will involve placing 108 small satellites into orbit, including multiple …
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Story Applications ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goals 07/11/2025 1732 views 20 likes Read
07 Nov 2025 14:59 GMT
… capability – delivering independent, satellite-based evidence that makes … generates long-term satellite-based datasets that satisfy … of terrestrial ecosystems.
SMOS – an ESA Earth … progress against empirical records. Satellite observations provide both, …
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ESA’s first HydroGNSS satellite preps for launch
29 Sep 2025 21:36 GMT
… such as ESA’s SMOS and NASA’s SMAP … a technique called Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry.
… the GNSS. These navigation satellites work by continually transmitting … HydroGNSS and delivering the satellites ready for launch preparations.” …
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Satellites capture dramatic shifts in Earth's forests
06 Aug 2025 08:04 GMT
… used a satellite originally designed to measure soil moisture and ocean salinity to estimate … Soil satellite spots forest trends
Launched in 2009, ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) … Change Initiative. With more satellites coming online and better …
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Story Applications SMOS adds long-term view on carbon stored in forests 01/08/2025 1116 views 35 likes Read
01 Aug 2025 10:35 GMT
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Data from ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission can be used … However, while satellite observations from missions such as SMOS and Biomass … why we’re combining satellite data with on-the … we have to combine multiple satellites – and that’s only …
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Devastating floods in Spain monitored by satellite imagery
10 Nov 2024 22:26 GMT
… flooding.
Earth observation satellites have provided vital imagery … Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites have also recorded extensive … the importance of satellite support in managing disaster … extensive ground saturation. The SMOS satellite, which specializes in …
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Story Applications Devastating floods in Spain witnessed by satellites 05/11/2024 144271 views 129 likes Read
05 Nov 2024 17:02 GMT
… cope with the aftermath, satellite technology has played a crucial … is being updated as new satellite images become available.
The … assessment. US Landsat-8 satellite images captured on 30 October … of the floods.
The SMOS satellite, designed to measure global …