N° 21–2020: Call for Media: SEOSAT-Ingenio ready to image Earth’s land in remarkable detail
11 November 2020
The Spanish high-resolution land-imaging mission, SEOSAT-Ingenio, is scheduled to launch on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, on Tuesday 17 November 02:52 CET (22:52 local time in Kourou on 16 November). Media are invited to join an online press conference on Monday, 16 November, at 16:30 CET to discuss details of the latest Earth-observing satellite.
Zooming in on our planet
Carrying a state-of-the-art camera, capable of imaging Earth’s land surface in high resolution, SEOSAT-Ingenio has been built to serve the new digital age. The satellite carries a state-of-the-art dual camera that has the ability to image Earth’s land with a resolution of 2.5 m.
By imaging Earth’s land in remarkable detail, SEOSAT-Ingenio will benefit society through numerous disciplines such as cartography, agriculture, forestry, urban development and water management.
With its capability to look sideways, it can access any point on Earth within three days, and will be used to help map natural disasters such as floods, wildfires and earthquakes – as well as help with one of humankind’s biggest challenges: climate change.
Information from SEOSAT-Ingenio will be used by different Spanish civil, institutional and government users, but also potentially by other European users in the framework of the European Union’s Copernicus programme and the Group on Earth Observations’ Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
While SEOSAT-Ingenio is a Spanish national mission, it is the result of an international collaborative effort. The mission is funded by Spain’s Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) of the Ministry of Science and Innovation, but developed by ESA in the context of the European Earth Observation Architecture.
Event programme
Monday 16 November 16:00 CET - Virtual online platform opens for media
16:30-17:30 Press Conference
Key speakers include:
- Josef Aschbacher, Director for Earth Observation Programmes, ESA
- Jorge Lomba, Head of Space Programmes, CDTI
- Fernando Varela, Head of Airbus Space Systems, Spain
- Jose F. Moreno, Chairman of the SEOSAT-Ingenio Mission Advisory Group, Spain
- Dominique Gillieron, Head of Earth Explorers Programme, ESA
The session will end with a Q&A session with journalists in both English and Spanish.
17:30-18:30
One-to-one interviews available.
Media registration
Media are invited to register at the following link and are kindly asked to insert their full name, name of media outlet and email address.
https://launchxp-vv17.com/en/register/
For further information, please contact ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Bernhard von Weyhe at media@esa.int or by calling +33153697504
Social media
Follow ESA Earth observation on:
Twitter: @ESA_EO @esa
Instagram: ESA_Earth and Europeanspaceagency
Facebook: EuropeanSpaceAgency
YouTube: ESA
Follow the mission using the hashtag: #SEOSATIngenio
Further information
More information about the SEOSAT-Ingenio mission:
www.esa.int/seosat
More information about ESA Earth observation:
www.esa.int/eo
More information about ESA: www.esa.int
Images
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/07/SEOSAT-Ingenio#.X6QrMe-Jywo.link
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Missions/SEOSAT-Ingenio/(result_type)/images
ESA’s Photo Library for Professionals:
https://www.esa-photolibrary.com/
Terms and conditions for using ESA images: www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images
For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.
Videos
ESA’s Video Library for Professionals:
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals
Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:
http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions
For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.
About the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Slovenia and Latvia are Associate Members.
ESA has established formal cooperation with six Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.
Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int
For further information:
ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Bernhard von Weyhe
Email: media@esa.int
Tel: +33153697504