Until recently, the exploitation of Earth Observation in the marine domain was somewhat limited, due to poor spatial resolutions and long revisit times, often extending to months or years— today, Copernicus Sentinel data and the development of multispectral techniques are bringing significant advantages in monitoring marine debris.

Due to a planned Copernicus Sentinel-3A spacecraft manoeuvre, executed on 11 March, all the SLSTR and SRAL user products could be degraded in the following UTC sensing time intervals:

• SLSTR from 08:50 to 11:32
• SRAL from 09:01 to 09:37

The ESA Atmospheric Validation Data Center (EVDC) has been updated, introducing new tools and upgrading existing functionalities for the exploitation of users interested in accessing both Cal/Val data and satellite products for specific missions.

For about 30 years now, ESA satellites have been cruising some 800 km above our heads, collecting information about our planet—but why are older missions still so fundamental today?

An update of the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) operation system is planned for 11 March.

Due to an issue that occurred at the PDGS level on 2 March 2020, Copernicus Sentinel-3B data are delayed.

As a consequence of a ground segment anomaly on 28 February which was fixed on 1 March, the nominal availability of Copernicus Sentinel-2 products was affected.