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Meet FLEX

01/09/2026 118 views 8 likes
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Sentinel-2 captures before and after Nepal flash flood
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Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites

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Fuelling Sentinel-3C

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Fuelling Sentinel-3C
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Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights

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Press Release N° 44–2026
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Media invitation: FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C online media briefings

Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in several languages ahead of the launch of the FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites on a Vega-C rocket (flight VV30).
28/08/2026 548 views
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MTG-I2 begins its journey
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MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio

27/08/2026 3216 views 45 likes
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MTG-I2 on the launch pad
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MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6

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MTG-I2 ready for launch

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Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff

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Petermann Glacier calves huge iceberg
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Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier

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Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing

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MTG-I1 captures eclipse path of totality over Europe

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Press Release N° 38–2026
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Media invitation: MTG-I2 pre-launch online briefings

Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2.
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Danube’s waters fall to record lows

07/08/2026 18053 views 101 likes
These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images over the Danube north of Budapest show how the river’s level has fallen to a record low in Hungary due to a severe drought in central Europe.
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Earth from Space: New Orleans and the mighty Mississippi

31/07/2026 4445 views 55 likes
This colourful radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission features New Orleans and the delta of the Mississippi River, one the largest rivers in North America.
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