Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3B In-Plane orbit correction manoeuvre, SLSTR products degradation is expected for sensing time from 27/04/2022T09:25:39 to 27/04/2022T09:35:43.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3A In-Plane orbit correction manoeuvre SLSTR products degradation is expected for sensing time from 13/04/2022T07:51:39 to 13/04/2022T08:01:43.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3B Lunar Calibration operation, instruments products degradation is expected for sensing time from 17/04/2022T05:11:19 to 17/04/2022T06:01:49.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3A orbit Instrument Calibration, SRAL products degradation is expected for sensing time from 13/04/2022T08:22:00 to 13/04/2022T08:24:00 and from 14/04/2022T18:16:37 to 14/04/2022T18:17:01.

Following the renewal of the ESA S3 Processing Services, the former Land Processing Centre codes "LN1", "LN2" and "LN3" will no longer be used. Instead two new Centre Codes "PS1" and "PS2" will be used to identify the new Processing Services. Nominally "PS1" corresponds to the service performing the systematic processing of "S3-A" data and "PS2" to the service performing the systematic processing of "S3-B" data.

For example:

• S3A_SL_2_LST____20220323T235901_20220324T000201_20220324T004828_0179_083_216_0540_PS1_O_NR_004.SEN3.zip
• S3B_OL_1_EFR____20220321T005607_20220321T005907_20220321T091528_0179_064_031_1620_PS2_O_NT_002.SEN3.zip
• S3B_SR_1_SRA___20220321T001700_20220321T002700_20220321T013919_0599_064_030_____PS2_O_NR_004.SEN3.zip

instead of:

• S3A_SL_2_LST____20220323T235901_20220324T000201_20220324T023054_0179_083_216_0540_LN2_O_NR_004.SEN3.zip
• S3B_OL_1_EFR____20220321T005607_20220321T005907_20220322T045220_0179_064_031_1620_LN1_O_NT_002.SEN3.zip
• S3B_SR_1_SRA___20220321T001700_20220321T002700_20220321T011723_0599_064_030_____LN3_O_NR_004.SEN3.zip

Furthermore, the following information will be updated accordingly:

• processing centre information present in the product manifest

• Sentinel-3 file naming convention as:

Product Generating Centre
Consists of 3 characters, either uppercase letters or digits
Generating Centres for the Instrument data products:

LN1 = Land OLCI Processing and Archiving Centre, closed in 2022
LN2 = Land SLSTR and SYN Processing and Archiving Centre, closed in 2022
LN3 = Land Surface Topography Mission Processing and Archiving Centre, closed in 2022
PS1 = Land Processing Service 1 (nominal service for S3A)
PS2 = Land Processing Service 2 (nominal service for S3B)
MAR = Marine Processing and Archiving Centre
SVL = Svalbard Satellite Core Ground Station, closed in 2018
LRn = Land Re-processing Centre number n
MRn = Marine Re-processing Centre number n

Generating Centres for the Auxiliary data file:
The list is not exhaustive

ECW = ECMWF

EUM = EUMETSAT
SVL = Svalbard Satellite Core Ground Station
MPC = ESA’s Mission Performance Coordinating Centre

POD = Offline POD Service
CNE = CNES SALP service
MSL = Mullard Space Science Laboratory

If not applicable:
3 underscores “_”

The switch to the new processing services will take place on 5th April 2022.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3B Out-of-Plane orbit correction manoeuvre, instruments products degradation is expected for sensing time from 06/04/2022T08:21:27 to 06/04/2022T08:54:46

A maintenance activity on data hub services is scheduled for April 5, 2022 from 07:30 to 16:30 UTC.
During this time, a publishing delay for Sentinel-3A and B may occasionally occur on the following hubs:

• Copernicus Open Access Hub (also including API Hub)

• Collaborative Data Hub Node1, Node-2 and Node-3

• Copernicus Services Data Hub

• International Access Hub

We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause to your activities.

Collision avoidance manoeuvres will be executed on Sentinel-1A to reduce the risk of collision with a Zenit-2 rocket fragmentation debris (1992), potentially occurring today 1st April 2022 at 19:29 UTC.

Three Sentinel-1A data download links through the European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS), taking place between 16:57 UTC and 20:42 UTC on 1st April 2022, will be cancelled due to these orbit manoeuvres.

SAR acquisitions taking place slightly before and during this period may be affected.

A state-of-the art unmanned aircraft has been dispatched to collect precise water surface height measurements and high-resolution imagery of an 18km stretch of river in the south of France. This information will be used to validate data on inland water courses delivered by Europe’s flagship Earth observation programme.

ESA is pleased to announce the availability of Copernicus Sentinel-3 altimetry data set generated by the NEW ESA Sentinel-3 Thematic Instrument Processing Facilities (T-IPFs). Planned to be deployed in spring 2022 by the ESA Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS), the LAND T-IPFs are dedicated and specialized delay-Doppler and Level-2 processing chains over Sea-Ice (SI), Land Ice (LI) and Hydrological (HY) surfaces.

In January 2022, a first Test Data Test (TDS) was produced for Hydrology and Sea Ice thematic products (details here: https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/-/s3-stm-thematic-products-1st-dataset ).

Following this first TDS release, ESA is pleased to announce the availability of a new TDS, including Land Ice thematic products. The Land Ice T-IPF includes major processing evolutions, as detailed below. Compared to the current Sentinel-3 STM level-2 products, the format of the new level-2 thematic products has changed. The document describing the new Sentinel-3 STM land level-2 Product Format Specifications (PFS) is available in the ftp folder (see below for access information).

In the newly generated TDS,  the Sea-Ice and Hydrology products have been updated compared to the first TDS, to include some adjustments of the product geographical coverage. These TDS are released to the end users prior to the deployment of the T-IPFs, so they can become familiar with the new product format, and adapt their tools and processes in consequence. For any feedbacks or questions regarding the TDS, please contact: s3mpc-stm-user-request@groupcls.com.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3A In-Plane [CAM] Manoeuvres, SLSTR and OLCI products degradation is expected for sensing time from 16-03-2022T23:55:51 to 17-03-2022T01:47:50.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3A Lunar Calibration operation, instruments products degradation is expected for sensing time from 18-03-2022T15:38:02 to 18-03-2022T16:28:32.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3B orbit correction manoeuvre, SLSTR products degradation is expected for sensing time from 16/03/2022T07:39:45 to 16/03/2022T07:49:35.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3A Out-of-Plane [CAM] Manoeuvre, Level-1 and Level-2 production will be degraded, from sensing time from 13-03-2022T14:26:57 to 13-03-2022T15:02:17.

We are pleased to announce a new processing baseline [FRP_NTC.004.07.00] for Copernicus Sentinel-3 concerning the following products:

• SL_2_FRP in NTC timeliness

Information about the changes and the characterisation of the new version of the FRP NTC products is available in the following product notice:

• S3.PN-SLSTR-FRP.03 - i1r0 - SLSTR L2 FRP (PB FRP_NTC.004.07.00).pdf

A new version v1.4 of the Product Data Format Specification is also published.

The new processing baseline was deployed on the 28th of February 2022.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3A In-Plane manoeuvre on 23rd February 2022, SLSTR Level-1 and Level-2 production degradation is expected for sensing time from 23/02/2022T07:33:46 to 23/02/2022T07:43:36.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3B OLCI Instrument on-board calibration on 27th February 2022, OLCI Level-1 and Level-2 production unavailability is expected for sensing time from 27/02/2022T09:06:03 to 27/02/2022T09:07:13.

Due to the Sentinel-3A OLCI instrument Calibration planned on 17th of February 2022, a degradation of Copernicus Sentinel-3A OLCI products is expected for sensing time from 17-02-2022T09:04:23 to 17-02-2022T09:05:33.

Due to Copernicus Sentinel-3B Moon calibration operation, data degradation is expected, as reported hereafter:

• SLSTR and MWR products degradation is expected for sensing time between 16-02-2022T23:05:08 and 16-02-2022T23:55:38;
• SRAL products degradation is expected for sensing time between 16-02-2022T23:06:08 and 16-02-2022T23:35:29;
• OLCI products degradation is expected for sensing time between 16-02-2022T23:45:44 and 16-02-2022T23:55:38.

Antarctica glaciers are sentinels of climate change, and their variations are scrutinized by climate scientists all over the world. Recently, Sentinel-3 SRAL has changed its acquisition mode from Closed-Loop mode to Open-Loop mode, a capability that has demonstrated very efficient measurement acquisition performance over continental waters. The acquisition mode change is active since December 9^th, 2021 and is set for some specific locations over the Priestley and Aviator glaciers, located in Victoria Land, Antarctica.