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Media briefing ahead of FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch

04/09/2026 177 views 6 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 883 views 29 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 1291 views 37 likes
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Meet FLEX

01/09/2026 702 views 28 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

28/08/2026 127 views 4 likes
Fuelling Sentinel-3C
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Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights

28/08/2026 1136 views 32 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 746 views
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MTG-I2 begins its journey
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MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio

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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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Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing

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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 18421 views 105 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 4540 views 56 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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