Simon Proud

Just a few weeks after launch, and Sentinel-3C is sending back beautiful views of our planet! Still lots to do before the satellite is ready for operations but it's a big step along to path that we have such excellent data already. Congrats to the whole team. 🛰️

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

Cat 5 Hurricane Polo, seen 22nd Sept by the OLCI instrument aboard Sentinel-3B. Polo rapidly intensified and now has ferocious winds OLCI is designed to look at the Earth's oceans, seas and lakes - but thanks to a great design is also super useful for monitoring weather too @esa.int @eumetsat.int

Late on Monday night, @esa.int successfully launched FLEX and Sentinel-3C aboard an Avio VEGA-C rocket. Two really exciting missions, am super happy to see them in orbit and am looking forward to working with Sentinel-3C as we get it ready for operations. 😃

In six days, we will launch the FLEX and Sentinel-3C satellites! S3C will ensure we can provide high quality climate data and information to support distaster response into the next decade. Can't wait to see these two beautiful satellites in space 🚀 @esaearth.esa.int @eumetsat.int @ec.europa.eu

I seem to have lots of new followers these past few weeks, welcome! Can't say I've been super active on bsky but will try my best - looking forward to interacting with you all 😀

Drought conditions across Western Europe - the effects of our hot, dry, summer so far These two pics were taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission ~7 weeks apart. The effects of limited rainfall and hot, clear, weather are clearly visible: Much of Western Europe is looking desert-like from space.

Sentinel-2 and wildfires: These last few days, a devastating wildfire has been raging near Los Gallardos in Spain - sadly resulting in multiple deaths and significant destruction. This pic was taken on 10th July by Sentinel-2A, the scale of the fire clearly visible.

England now have their traditional questionable refereeing decision onto which they can put the entire blame for their poor performance 😂

Today in AI is rubbish...it decided I should have "clever" code rather than "valid" code. And we're gonna roll this stuff out to help teach schoolkids, eh?

For those of you interested in our Sentinel-2 night imaging campaign, the data is now ready: freely and openly available! Details: sentinels.copernicus.eu/web/sentinel... Am hoping this data is useful to the EO community, and happy to hear your feedback! @esa.int @esaearth.esa.int @ec.europa.eu

I decided to give Copilot a go, to help with a simple task. Have instantly broken it, and now copilot is sad 😂 Oh well, no AI for me!

Breathtaking! As a child I wanted to travel to the Moon...as an adult, my height worked against me and my travel plans - but I was hooked on space anyway! Delighted to see a joint American + European success on Artemis II! @esa.int supplying the service module. 💪🛰️

Did you miss the EOPF Sentinel Zarr Explorer Launch last Monday? Don't fret, we have a replay! Explore a new browser‑native way to explore Copernicus Sentinel data: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddR5... Or you can join the next webinar on 20 April. More info: explorer.eopf.copernicus.eu

Dual use: If we like it or not, all civilian sats have defence-related uses. This video shows the Russian Arctic Metagaz LNG carrier exploding after reportedly being hit by Ukranian drones. It comes from @eumetsat.int's Meteosat-12, a weather satellite. Weather is civil, but we see so much more.

Earlier in Feb, Cyclone Gezani hit Mozambique, sadly resulting in fatalities anddamage to buildings Here, two Sentinel-2 pics show the impacts: Flooding inland, and a hugerunoff heading into the ocean. S2 is critical for disaster response - and we plan to improve its value for the next gen mission!

Fifty two thousand six hundred orbits around our wonderful little planet! Congrats Sentinel-3A! Later this year, younger brother S3C will be launched - ready to take over the operational optical imaging duties so that S3A can enjoy a well-deserved retirement 😀

Some Beautiful winter views of European Capital cities, thanks to Sentinel-2!

It'll change your life

For those of you on linkedin, the @esa.int Earth Observation Programme now has its own page, give it a follow for all the latest news, updates, and wonderful pictures from space 😀 www.linkedin.com/showcase/esa...

In December, we ran a campaign to switch the Sentinel-2A satellite on at night over some specific areas. The goal was to provide data to help me work out how useful night imaging capabilities would be for next gen Sentinel-2...and the results are wonderful! Read more: www.esa.int/Applications...

Kinda shocked at how the Netherlands copes with a little bit of snow. Every train cancelled, roads not clear, people "stocking up on supplies in case shops close". But, tbh, im glad to know its not just the UK that cant handle winter weather. I thought blighty was the exception 😂

The traditional end of year collab between @esa.int , @eumetsat.int, @wmo-global.bsky.social and me. I love making these pics...MTGsending back beautiful data as always! 😍 These four are 06UTC on: 19/12, 22/09, 21/06 and 20/03 Nice seeing how the sunlight moves around our planet during the year.

Huge dust storms in Pakistan, seen by the @esa.int / @ec.europa.eu Sentinel-2B and Sentinel-3B satellites on 4th November. Neither satellite was designed to monitor dust plumes, so it's impressive how much information they give us about the detail and extent of these storms!

Liftoff for Ariane 6 on flight #VA265 carrying the @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D satellite to space.

Along the N. Coast of Alaska, winter is closing in. These pics ages, from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, were taken just two weeks apart. Heavy snowfall on land, and the beginnings of ice on sea. Soon, the sun will be too low and Sentinel-2 will stop acquiring images until Springtime.

Insane. This is Hurricane #Melissa seen right near landfall by the Copernicus / @esa.int Sentinel-2C satellite. It looks so beautiful, and it's hard to comprehend how much destruction a hurricane like this can cause. Best wishes to everyone in Jamaica.

17 hours of #Hurricane #Melissa seen from space compressed into 9 seconds. Weather sats are vital for monitoring and forecasting Hurricanes. Without them, our forecasts would be much worse - increasing the danger posed by these monsterous storms. Data: NOAA / GOES-19 Video: ESA / Simon Proud

It was great to be at @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social last week to discuss the SIRIUS mission that is under consolidation as one of @esa.int's future SCOUT missions. SIRIUS will examine land surface temperature, with a focus on urban heat islands and unique data for evapotranspiration models.

Here are two images from the @esa.int / @ec.europa.eu Sentinel-2 mission showing the city of #Salalah in Southern Oman. One pic from June, before the rainy season, and one from this week, after the rains. The hills around the city transform into a lush green landscape!

An amazing change in the colour of the sea due to #Typhoon #Ragusa. The first pic was taken by the @esa_earth Sentinel-2 mission a few days before the typhoon, the second pic taken after the typhoon, just a few hours ago.

Nice to receive a little present from our @esa.int Sentinel-2 team, a Lego S2 satellite 😄

Delighted to see that the next Meteosat satellite will launch on a European rocket. MTG-I2 will complete the imaging constellation for Europe's next generation weather satellites, providing vital warnings for severe weather, wildfires, and more.

Am taking some time for relaxation in the Alps, so apologies for being slow to respond to messages and comments. Will be back in the world of space-based Earth Observation soon, but for now im enjoying EO at slightly lower altitudes 🙂

Congrats to my friends + colleagues across @esa.int , @eumetsat.int and @ec.europa.eu. MetOp-SG is exciting, a big leap forward for weather prediction. I think the key thing will be watching how scientists combine data from the different instruments to understand our planet. Lots of potential 😀

📷 Premières images d’#Ariane6 sur son pas de tir. 🚀 Le vol #VA264 mettra en orbite Metop-SG-A1 et Copernicus Sentinel-5. ✅ Revue de préparation au lancement : nominale ☁️ Météo favorable 📅 Décollage prévu le 13 août à 02h37 (heure de Paris)

I saw that a new version of chatGPT has been released - gave it a quick try to write some simple python code...same garbage as the previous version. Now it's telling me that GPT is right and the python docs are wrong. At least for me, the AI bubble has well and truly popped 😆

To me, the Netherlands is remarkably anthopogenic place, nature is subjugated, everything is concrete and construction: Why have a garden when you can have space for a second car? Glad to have found a house that retains some nature.

Nice to visit Thales Alenia Space in Madrid this week to discuss future satellite missions. Thanks for the tour of the clean room! Lots of exciting work going on 😃

Large #wildfires burning in Syria, seen yesterday by the Copernicus / @esaearth.esa.int Sentinel-2 mission. As well as the fires themselves, you can see a huge region that's already been burned - all that Brown-coloured bit in the middle.

I just got an email auto-reply saying: "Hello, I'm away from my desk. I will reply when I'm back." I love the vagueness. Are they away for a sandwich, or away visiting the North Pole? 😂

Satellite sees satellite! 😮 The @noaa.gov GOES-18 satellite saw @eumetsat.int's MTG-S1 satellite as it blasted off from Florida last night. See that little bright dot in the middle of the image? That's the @spacex.extwitter.link rocket!

Europe’s 1st geostationary sounder satellite has launched! 🚀 MTG-S1 will transform weather forecasting & early warnings with new atmospheric data. The satellite also carries the Sentinel-4 mission & will provide data that can be used to protect communities & strengthen resilience: bit.ly/4l9c5jR

Today we signed the study contract for our @esa.int SCOUT missions. Am excited to be the science officer for SIRIUS, one of the missions, that aims to explore urban heat islands. These missions are fast, with compressed development, and I'm looking forward to seeing the progress! 🚀🛰

Today at Living Planet #LPS25 come along to our session on the Sentinel2 mission! Some good talks about the current generation of Sentinel 2, and the next generation.

Day 2 of Living Planet! #LPS25 Do you want to learn about what's new with the next generation of Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3? Come along to our session at 11.30, room E1!

Ever wondered what's inside a satellite? Here's a nice simple example from Airbus about what's inside Sentinel-2!

Arriving at a very sunny #LPS25! Keen to talk to as many people as possible, especially about sentinel 2 and 3. Let me know what you like, what you want, what you do!

Are you going to be at Living Planet #LPS25 today? If so, join us between 14:00 and 17:45 for two sessions celebrating 10-years of Sentinel-2! Come listen to some of the highlights, and get insights into what comes next. And, if that doesn't tempt you, there will also be cake! 😀

Back in Vienna, back at the UN! Now time for #LPS25 🚀