ESA HydroGNSS Mission Enters Full Science Phase

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Image: HydroGNSS studying the Earth's water cycle; Image courtesy ESA --> The European Space Agency (ESA) HydroGNSS Scout mission has officially completed its eight-month commissioning phase, now entering full scientific operations. The two-satellite constellation represents a significant leap forward in utilizing GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) for remote sensing. By leveraging passive bistatic radar principles, the mission captures and analyzes L-band signals originally transmitted by GPS and Galileo navigation satellites.