Welcome to the EO launch campaigns blog!

This blog is operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) as an unofficial and in-depth source of information for the general public, media and anyone interested in following ESA’s Earth observation missions as they are prepared for liftoff.

It is updated by editors from the ESA Web team with inputs from the managers and scientists involved in the various launch campaigns. The team here will certainly do their best to get you the best information possible, as soon as possible!

Nonetheless, the EO launch campaigns blog is provided strictly on an unofficial, best-effort basis and ESA makes no warranty that the information, news, comments or opinions published in this blog are confirmed, accurate, official or in any way reflect the formal policies of the European Space Agency or our partners.

For the latest confirmed information relating to any ESA’ s Earth observation activity, please access the ESA website (https://www.esa.int/eo).

Public comments

We welcome your comments, feedback and questions – you’ll find the comment box at the foot of every blog post. We’ll do our best to answer your questions within a reasonable amount of time, however we cannot guarantee that all questions will be answered. Comments may be edited for clarity or length.

All public comments remain the property of the individual who posts them and ESA expressly disclaims any responsibility for their content or accuracy.

Off-topic comments and queries or any comment that is deemed inappropriate by the editors will be deleted.