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GMV's Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat at Rocket Lab’s Māhia Launch Complex

GMV's Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat at Rocket Lab’s Māhia Launch Complex

Thales Alenia Space’s Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat at Rocket Lab’s Māhia Launch Complex

Thales Alenia Space’s Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat at Rocket Lab’s Māhia Launch Complex

Celeste IOD-1 and 2 inside Rocket Lab's Electron (black background)

Celeste IOD-1 and 2 inside Rocket Lab's Electron (blue background)

Celeste IOD-1 and 2 inside Rocket Lab's Electron (white background)

Celeste IOD-2 separating from Electron (artist impression)

Celeste IOD-1 separating from Electron (artist impression)

Celeste IOD-1 and 2 on Electron's kick stage (artist impression)

Rocket Lab's Electron revealing Celeste IOD-1 and 2 (artist impression)

EarthCARE shows the distribution of mineral dust in the atmosphere

Hellenic Fire System satellite undergoing magnetic cleaning

Demagnetising a Hellenic Fire System satellite

These two views from Copernicus Sentinel-2 reveal the landscape transformation in the area around Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

Rocket Lab's Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand

Celeste in-orbit demonstration satellites

Total retreat of 31 key glaciers/ice shelves, 1996-2024

Grounding line retreat on West Antarctica, 1992-2025

Grounding lines and ice loss around Antarctica, 1992-2025

Deploying Sentinel-3C’s solar wing

Sentinel-3C solar wing test

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the icy landscape of Terra Nova Bay in East Antarctica.

Timelapse: deploying MetOp-SG-B1’s solar wing

Opening MetOp-SG-B1’s four-panel solar wing

Unfolding MetOp-SG-B1’s solar wing

MetOp-SG-B1 opens wing

ESA engineers at Jammertest

France hit by severe flooding

European emerging Copernicus Contributing Missions

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over south-central Morocco, near the city of Ouarzazate.

Second CO2M satellite’s optics

First CO2M satellite being prepped for testing

Testing GMV’s Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat in an anechoic chamber

Integration of GMV’s Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat

Integration of Thales Alenia Space’s Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat

Thales Alenia Space’s Celeste In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat

Mediterranean Sea heatwaves

Occurrence of warmest sea-surface temperatures since 1985

Decline of stored carbon in northern ecosystems

River deltas at risk: Chao Phraya, Mekong and Yellow River

Yellow River Delta, China

Genesis satellite

Genesis satellite

For Valentine’s Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission sends love from space, capturing the heart-shaped oasis of Faiyum, just south of Cairo, Egypt.

Accumulated rainfall over the Iberian Peninsula

Flooding around the Tejo River, Portugal, by Sentinel-1

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy

With the 2026 Winter Olympics officially opening today, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission brings us a striking view of northern Italy, highlighting several key Olympic venues.

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