Sun the hydrogen bomb

Old information video about EISCAT_3D and the importance of learning more about the interactions between the sun and the Earth.

First published in 2011.

Image of the EISCAT_3D antenna plane with the site building in te background.

8 million SEK for development of space debris monitoring with EISCAT_3D

With tens of thousands of satellites and millions of fragments in orbit, monitoring space debris is becoming increasingly important. Even small debris can interfere with scientific measurements, including studies of the aurora borealis and the ionosphere. EISCAT_3D will be able to detect debris down to a few centimetres and determine trajectories from a single observation, significantly enhancing EISCAT’s capabilities in space situational awareness.

The project, led by Johan Kero and Daniel Kastinen at IRF, strengthens EISCAT’s role as a key European research infrastructure. It not only expands the radar’s scientific applications but also supports international collaborations such as EU SST and the development of future radar systems like NOSTRA.

Scenic winter picture of one of EISCAT's advanced radar stations: EISCAT_3D, in Kaiseniemi, Sweden. The radar station is surrounded by Scandinavian mountains covered in snow.

EISCAT_3D Kaiseniemi outside Kiruna, Sweden. One of the radars in the EISCAT_3D system that will be used to monitor space debris.

Photo: Johan Svensson

New GUISDAP release

EISCAT releases a new version of GUISDAP.

GUISDAP is the main analysis package for the ionospheric EISCAT data, but parts can also be used for other types of analysis. It also contain extra tools like visualisation, calibration and vector calculation. With this version, support for phased array radar data, docker and packaging are introduced.

Please read the release notes for details.

EISCAT Symposium 2025

22nd International EISCAT Symposium 2025 & 49th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods

The Symposium is moved to 22-24 August 2026. Read more here: EISCAT Symposium 2026

The 22nd International EISCAT Symposium will occur the 18th – 22nd August 2025 in Kiruna, Sweden. The symposium will be joint twith the 49th Annual European Meeting on Atmoshperic Studies by Optical Methods.

The meeting will be hosted jointly by EISCAT AB and the Swedish Institute for Space Physics (IRF) at the Kiruna Space Campus.

More information on this page: https://eiscat.se/eiscat-symposium-2025/