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Vega-C fairing opens to reveal Sentinel-3C and FLEX
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Watch: FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch on Vega-C

09/09/2026 828 views 15 likes
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Detecting plant stress from space
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Ten quirky facts about plant fluorescence

10/09/2026 222 views 12 likes
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MTG-I2’s LEOP was supported by a project support team of 40 experts based in the Telespazio Mission Control Centre in Fucino
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MTG-I2 reaches its final orbit

09/09/2026 781 views 22 likes
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Anak Krakatau eruption by Sentinel-3

08/09/2026 12545 views 87 likes
Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured a plume from the eruption of Anak Krakatau on Saturday, 5 September.
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C being hoisted into the launch tower

07/09/2026 492 views 15 likes
FLEX and Sentinel-3C being hoisted into the launch tower
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Press Release N° 45–2026
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch re-watch event on 15 September at ESA's Space Operations Centre

Media representatives are invited to attend the launch re-watch event for the FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites at the European Space Operations Centre (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, on Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026.
07/09/2026 509 views
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Media briefing ahead of FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch

04/09/2026 475 views 7 likes
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Smoke plume from Greek wildfires seen by Sentinel-3
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How Sentinel-3 tracks climate change

04/09/2026 1611 views 34 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C being sealed from view
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C sealed within Vega-C fairing

02/09/2026 2024 views 48 likes
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Meet FLEX

01/09/2026 1000 views 34 likes
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Sentinel-2 captures before and after Nepal flash flood
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Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites

31/08/2026 54823 views 123 likes
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Fuelling Sentinel-3C

28/08/2026 185 views 5 likes
Fuelling Sentinel-3C
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Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights

28/08/2026 1284 views 34 likes
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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 873 views
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MTG-I2 ready for launch

26/08/2026 1584 views 51 likes
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