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FLEX joins its launch adapter

21/08/2026 93 views 1 likes
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Petermann Glacier calves huge iceberg
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Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier

21/08/2026 9491 views 82 likes
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Safey is paramount when fuelling a satellite
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ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled

20/08/2026 1628 views 43 likes
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Pennine Alps glacier retreat
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Wildfires, drought and extreme heat, 2026

18/08/2026 4910 views 68 likes
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Absolute severity measures the loss of above-ground biomass after a disturbance, such as wind, fire or insect damage, or after tree harvesting.
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Europe’s forests losing more biomass since 2018

05/08/2026 2982 views 59 likes
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Surface water over South America from HydroGNSS
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HydroGNSS data open for new insights into Earth’s water

31/07/2026 3515 views 49 likes
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FLEX removed from container

21/07/2026 465 views 17 likes
The FLEX satellite, ESA’s next Earth Explorer mission, has been removed from its container packaging at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be prepared for its upcoming launch.
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Call for interest: media programme for FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C launch at Europe’s Spaceport

Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the media programme at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for the launch of the FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites on a Vega-C rocket (flight VV30). Liftoff is expected to take place on 14 September 2026 (22:21 local time, 03.21 CEST on 15 September).
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Revisit the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting

Held on 7–8 July 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia

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FLEX and Sentinel-3C head to launch site

02/07/2026 642 views 2 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C bound for launch site

02/07/2026 969 views 10 likes
FLEX and Sentinel-3C bound for launch site
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Replay: HydroGNSS launch coverage

28/11/2025 1379 views 21 likes
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HydroGNSS launch highlights

28/11/2025 2482 views 34 likes
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ESA’s HydroGNSS mission lifts off

28/11/2025 1890 views 25 likes
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FLEX instrument meets its satellite

14/08/2025 3158 views 42 likes
The development of ESA’s Earth Explorer FLEX mission has recently passed a significant milestone: the mission’s all-important instrument has been joined to its satellite platform.
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