ECMWF is assimilating EarthCARE data into the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS).
ECMWF compared EarthCARE radar observations with its supercomputer simulations for about five months starting in December 2024 before putting the system into service.
ECMWF compared EarthCARE radar observations with its own supercomputer simulations for about five months starting in December 2024 before operational deployment.
JAXA, ESA, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) jointly developed EarthCARE’s Cloud Profiling Radar.
EarthCARE’s Cloud Profiling Radar is designed to measure the vertical structure of clouds and their motion.
ECMWF, ESA, and JAXA carried out joint research and development to integrate EarthCARE data operationally.
EarthCARE cloud profiling radar observations are being assimilated continuously by ECMWF for the first time.
EarthCARE’s Cloud Profiling Radar is the first Doppler radar for cloud observation installed on a satellite.
The EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar was developed jointly by JAXA, ESA, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.
EarthCARE data are being assimilated into ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System.
EarthCARE data became operational in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) forecasting system on 10 June 2026.
The EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar is the first Doppler radar for cloud observation installed on a satellite.
JAXA participates in ESA’s Hera mission and in joint ESA-JAXA missions such as EarthCARE and BepiColombo.
ESA and JAXA have existing collaborations that include EarthCARE and BepiColombo.
EarthCARE, an ESA Earth Explorer, addresses cloud-related climate uncertainties affecting our understanding of Earth's energy balance.
The ESA and JAXA collaborate on the Earth observation mission EarthCARE in low Earth orbit.
The first stage booster previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, TRACERS, and nine Starlink missions.
Booster B1081 previously launched NASA Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter-10, PACE and five prior Starlink missions.
The first stage booster for the 2024-11-08 SLC-4E mission previously supported NASA Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter-10, PACE, and four Starlink missions.
The first stage booster on its 11th flight previously launched NASA Crew-7, CRS-29, NROL-186, EarthCARE, Transporter-10, PACE, and four Starlink missions.