Copernicus Sentinel-1A was unavailable on 14 September between 00:43 and 10:17 UTC, due to a SAR anomaly. No data were generated during this period.

Following the recent upgrades to the Data Hub dissemination points we are pleased to announce that the Long Term Archive (LTA) Access interfaces for Copernicus Sentinel-2 Level-1C products are ready to be operated as part of the nominal routine to ensure the continued access to all Copernicus Sentinel Data.

A routine decontamination activity of the Copernicus Sentinel-2A MSI is planned to take place between 09:00 UTC 23 September and 09:00 UTC 24 September (corresponding approximately to the period between absolute orbits 22212 to 22226).

A Network maintenance activity is scheduled on Copernicus Open Access Hub on 12 September, from 07:30 to 08:30 UTC.

The wildfires that have been devastating the Amazon rainforest have been international headline news over the last weeks. These fires are not only an environmental tragedy in terms of lost forest and biodiversity, but they are also leaving their mark on the atmosphere, affecting air quality and, potentially, the global climate.

Due to an issue occurring at the Land processing centre on 5 September Copernicus Sentinel-3A and 3B OLCI and SYN Near Real Time data from the sensing time 09:15:00 to 11:00:00 UTC could be delayed.

Due to an issue at Ground Station level on 5 September, Copernicus Sentinel-3A data (OLC, SLT, STM Near Real Time, Short Term Critical and Non Time Critical) from 05:50:00 to 07:15 UTC orbit 18488 are missing.

Tracking spatio-temporal variations in flooded areas of wetlands is not an easy task, especially when they are characterised by a dense cover of emergent vegetation. Researchers in France developed a tool to monitor water in seasonal wetlands using Copernicus Sentinel-2 data, which exceed the performance of existing water indices.

Due to two scheduled special operations on the Copernicus Sentinel-3 SLSTR instruments, SLSTR mission data will be available but IR channels will be degraded during the duration of the maintenance activity.

Following the first year of operations of the Long Term Archive (LTA) Access interfaces for Copernicus Sentinel-1, the LTA interface will soon be operated for both Copernicus Sentinel-2 and 3.