The observations were made by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm constellation, which consists of three satellites circling the planet in low Earth orbit at altitudes between 287 and 318 ...
Advance satellite technology, focusing in particular on the ESA Swarm mission in combination with other space assets related to the development of advanced dynamic models of the Earth's ionosphere.
Swarm gets better with age The mission, launched in 2013, was only meant to fly for four years but is now in its 12th year. Anja adds, "This is one of the benefits of flying missions for longer ...
Researchers have now developed a new index to offer a near real-time global perspective on geomagnetic variations, enabling the local effects of space weather events.