Copernicus publishes new satellite-data catalogue access details

The Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem published access details for a new satellite-data catalogue endpoint and browser on 16 October 2026. Its notice invites users to test the new service and migrate from the existing endpoint, with both services described as running in parallel.

The notice lists more searchable product attributes, a repaired collection-search function and a new way to browse collections through three groups: Earth Topic, Instrument and Platform.

For automated queries, the published burst limit rises from four to ten requests per second. The notice also specifies limits of 60 requests per minute for unauthenticated queries from an internet address and 240 per minute for authenticated queries using a token.

The catalogue team attributes shorter response times to its new OpenSearch-based backend and lists changes to free-text search and result ordering. The notice provides no comparative timing measurements, so it does not establish the size of any speed improvement.

The replacement timetable remains unclear. The notice prints 12 January 2026 as the date when the old endpoint will be replaced, even though that date precedes its October publication. No corrected deadline was verified. Users can follow the notice’s links to the new endpoint and browser, but should not treat the printed January date as a future migration deadline.