UK-led Scout mission to monitor Earth’s water cycle: Find out why

ESA’s HydroGNSS satellites launched to scout for water

The European Space Agency’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched Nov. 28, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle. The two twin HydroGNSS satellites were carried into orbit at 19:44 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as part of the Transporter-15 rideshare flight from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Less than 90 minutes af…

UK leads ESA's first scout climate mission with HydroGNSS launch

The UK has taken significant steps in space-based climate monitoring following the successful launch of HydroGNSS, a pair of satellites designed to track key elements of the Earth’s water cycle Launched on 28 November aboard a SpaceX rocket, the mission marks the inaugural satellite deployment under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Scout programme. It shows the UK’s continuing leadership in low-cost, rapid-deployment Earth observation technolog…

UK-led Scout mission to monitor Earth’s water cycle: Find out why

A new UK-led mission designed to monitor how water moves around the planet launched in November; what will it reveal?A pair of satellites will circle the planet monitoring how water flows. Image: Adobe.HydroGNSS, a satellite duo designed and built in the UK, will monitor the Earth’s water cycle from space as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Scout programme, marking a huge step forward in space-based climate science.Gathering data The UK…