Access to orbit files from 1 November 2023

Same problem here!

Hi @Jialin,
There is not update to be installed for the s1tbx plugin. If the orbit file cannot be downloaded from the scihub.copernicus.eu, SNAP searches for it in our repository which should be fully synchronized with the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem.
We are currently investigating why the orbits are not downloaded. We’ll keep you updated on any developments.

Hi,
I have the same issue, and I also have a question: will the fix also address the problem for other cases where it tries to access URLs that are no longer available, not just for the apply orbit file operation?

Thank you in advance!

Hello Diana,

It seems the text part of the hyperlinks are being mangled on step website.

According to the OrbitFileScraper class, the text part of the hyperlink should end with .zip which doesn’t seem to be the case for some reason:

Regards

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Do we need to change anything in SNAP? I use SNAP9 up to date, but there is an error when downloading orbit files…

We are currently experiencing some issues with the orbit files download. Our team is working on a fix. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
As a workaround, the orbit files can be downloaded using the SNAP Product Library :

and copied to the Orbits folder:

C:\Users<user>\.snap\auxdata\Orbits\Sentinel-1\POEORB\S1A\<year>\<month>
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Dear users,
Sentinel-1 Toolbox version 9.0.4 is now available. Please check for updates using the HelpCheck for Updates menu.

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We are manually downloading Orbit files and need to switch to the new Copernicus data service but we are unable to authenticate the orbit download request with the token we get. This is an issue since we cannot update our application to SNAP 9 yet. Will the orbit update be backported to SNAP 8?

I have asked on the Copernicus spacedata forums - but the issue might be relevant here too: “Unauthorized OAuth token (401) when downloading S1 orbits from catalogue.dataspace.copernicus.eu/download”

Hi @diana_harosa ,

I have updated to 9.0.4 and still the same problem occurs, it doesn’t find the orbit files.

Hi @vchaparro,
Did you restart SNAP after this module update?

Hello @andre.theron,
There is no update planned for SNAP 8.

Hi @diana_harosa ,
I’m using snap from the command line. It does not try to download the file from Step.esa.int server after trying the old scihub.copernicus.eu/gnss/odata. I did update using the command:

snap --nosplash --nogui --modules --update-all

and checked it was updated using

snap --nosplash --nogui --modules --list --refresh

gpt Apply-Orbit-File -e -PcontinueOnFail=false -PorbitType='Sentinel Precise (Auto Download)' -Ssource=/var/seda-satellite/imagery/sentinel/sentinel-1/S1A_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20210406T190539_20210406T190604_037334_046624_AB03.SAFE -SsourceProduct=/var/seda-satellite/imagery/sentinel/sentinel-1/S1A_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20210406T190539_20210406T190604_037334_046624_AB03.SAFE -t /app/notebooks/tmp/S1A_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20210406T190539_20210406T190604_037334_046624_AB03/S1A_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20210406T190539_20210406T190604_037334_046624_AB03_ORB.dim 
INFO: org.esa.snap.core.gpf.operators.tooladapter.ToolAdapterIO: Initializing external tool adapters
INFO: org.esa.s2tbx.dataio.gdal.GDALVersion: Incompatible GDAL 3.8.0 found on system. Internal GDAL 3.2.1 from distribution will be used.
INFO: org.esa.s2tbx.dataio.gdal.GDALVersion: Incompatible GDAL 3.8.0 found on system. Internal GDAL 3.2.1 from distribution will be used.
INFO: org.esa.s2tbx.dataio.gdal.GDALVersion: Incompatible GDAL 3.4.1 found on system. Internal GDAL 3.2.1 from distribution will be used.
INFO: org.esa.s2tbx.dataio.gdal.GDALVersion: Incompatible GDAL 3.4.1 found on system. Internal GDAL 3.2.1 from distribution will be used.
INFO: org.esa.s2tbx.dataio.gdal.GDALVersion: Internal GDAL 3.2.1 set to be used by SNAP.
INFO: org.esa.snap.core.util.EngineVersionCheckActivator: Please check regularly for new updates for the best SNAP experience.
INFO: org.esa.s2tbx.dataio.gdal.GDALVersion: Internal GDAL 3.2.1 set to be used by SNAP.
SEVERE: org.esa.s1tbx.io.sentinel1.Sentinel1Level1Directory: measurement/s1a-iw-grd-vh-20210406t190539-20210406t190604-037334-046624-002_geocoding.tiff not found
SEVERE: org.esa.s1tbx.io.sentinel1.Sentinel1Level1Directory: measurement/s1a-iw-grd-vh-20210406t190539-20210406t190604-037334-046624-002_geocoding_scale.tiff not found
SEVERE: org.esa.s1tbx.io.sentinel1.Sentinel1Level1Directory: measurement/s1a-iw-grd-vv-20210406t190539-20210406t190604-037334-046624-001_geocoding.tiff not found
SEVERE: org.esa.s1tbx.io.sentinel1.Sentinel1Level1Directory: measurement/s1a-iw-grd-vv-20210406t190539-20210406t190604-037334-046624-001_geocoding_scale.tiff not found
INFO: org.hsqldb.persist.Logger: dataFileCache open start
OpenSearch: https://scihub.copernicus.eu/gnss/search?q=platformname:Sentinel-1 AND platformnumber:A AND producttype:AUX_POEORB AND beginposition:[2021-04-01T00:00:000Z TO 2021-04-31T24:00:000Z]
WARNING: org.esa.s1tbx.orbits.gpf.ApplyOrbitFileOp: No valid orbit file found for 06-APR-2021 19:04:35.000000
Orbit files may be downloaded from https://scihub.copernicus.eu/gnss/odata/v1/
and placed in /root/.snap/auxdata/Orbits/Sentinel-1/POEORB/S1A/2021/04
OpenSearch: https://scihub.copernicus.eu/gnss/search?q=platformname:Sentinel-1 AND platformnumber:A AND producttype:AUX_RESORB AND beginposition:[2021-04-01T00:00:000Z TO 2021-04-31T24:00:000Z]
No valid orbit file found for 06-APR-2021 19:04:35.000000

Uploading to version 9.0.4 solves my issue. Thanks a lot for your hard work!

Dear Diana,

Can you attach the link for that version?

you just install the last version of snap
SNAP Download – STEP (esa.int)
and when its installed check for updates : Help-> Check for updates menu and install them

I also run SNAP from the command line. Have you find a solution to the issue?

Yes, check this thread: Update snap in docker container
You need to install fonts-dejavu fontconfig to make the update from the command line work.

can you give an example of how to download Orbit Files locally from Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem?

Orbits are part of the S-1 POD collection:

https://documentation.dataspace.copernicus.eu/Data/SentinelMissions/Sentinel1.html#sentinel-1-precise-orbit-determination-pod-products

Update script for SNAP9 (GPT) in a Debian-based Docker container:
updateSnap.sh (503 Bytes)