The Sentinel-3 Mission Performance Centre (S3MPC) is tasked by the European Space
Agency (ESA) to monitor the health of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites and ensure a …

Given the considerable range of applications within the European Union Copernicus
system, sustained satellite altimetry missions are required to address operational, science …

During its commissioning phase, the Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite has been placed in a
tandem formation with Sentinel-3A for a period of 6 months. This configuration allowed a …

Copernicus Sentinel-3 Surface Topography Mission embarks a two-channel microwave
radiometer combined with the altimeter in order to correct the altimeter range for the excess …

Copernicus, the European Commission's (EC) Earth Observation Program launched the
Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites in 2015 and 2017, respectively. The Copernicus …

Poseidon-4 is a dual-frequency redundant radar altimeter on board the European
Commission Copernicus Programme Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, that represents a …

Initially developed to monitor the performance of TOPEX/Poseidon and to follow the Jason
legacy satellite altimeters at Senetosa Cape, Corsica, this calibration/validation site has …

The Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B satellites were launched, respectively, on 16 February
2016 and 25 April 2018 as part of the European Copernicus program. The Sentinel-3 …

In the frame of the COPERNICUS program, the main objective of the Sentinel-1 mission is to
ensure the continuity of C-band SAR data for global earth monitoring. Sentinel-1A is the first …

Abstract The Copernicus POD (Precise Orbit Determination) Service is part of the
Copernicus PDGS Ground Segment of the Sentinel-1,-2, and-3 missions. It is responsible of …