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A newly published IRIDE satellite image shows Venice’s canals, boat trails and salt marshes. ESA says more satellites are due to join the Italian constellation on 1 October.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) published a true-colour satellite view of the Venetian Lagoon on 25 September 2026, showing Venice’s waterways and surrounding wetlands ahead of a planned expansion of Italy’s IRIDE Earth-observation constellation. The image was acquired on 17 May by IRIDE’s Hawk for Earth Observation (HEO) satellites. [1]
Venice’s Grand Canal curves through the historic centre, with islands scattered across the surrounding blue waters. ESA identifies white trails left by boats south of the city, near Murano to the north and near Vignole to the east. These visible trails are not accompanied by measurements of boat traffic or evidence of changes in activity. [1]
Beyond the city, the image takes in mud flats, salt marshes and shallow tidal waters. ESA attributes the brighter-blue areas to sediment suspended in the water, while describing darker-blue areas as clearer water. In the upper-right part of the image, brown and dark-green areas mark salt marshes known locally as ‘barene’, which the agency describes as important habitat for migrating birds. [1]
IRIDE is a national Earth-observation mission initiated by the Italian government and developed by ESA for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). It is funded through Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. [1]
ESA says IRIDE is due to add more satellites on 1 October. The agency does not specify how many satellites will be added or how they will join the constellation; the date is an announced schedule, not confirmation of a completed deployment. [1]
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