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Earth from Space: The pink city

23/10/2026 6450 views 41 likes
This image shows a detailed view of the city of Toulouse in southwest France, with its terracotta tiled rooftops lending it the nickname la ville rose, or the pink city.
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Welcoming MetOp-SG-B1 to French Guiana
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MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite arrives at Europe’s Spaceport

20/10/2026 928 views 56 likes
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Sentinel-3C captures Hurricane Rachel

19/10/2026 709 views 35 likes
Demonstrating that the visible channels of Sentinel-3C’s sea and land surface temperature radiometer are working as expected, on 2 October the instrument captured this image of Hurricane Rachel over the eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula.
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Earth from Space: West Antarctica

16/10/2026 4850 views 59 likes
This image over part of West Antarctica was captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 30 September 2026.
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Gibraltar imaged by IRIDE Eaglet II

09/10/2026 932 views 41 likes
While the final eight IRIDE Eaglet II satellites were launched a week ago, the first images from Eaglet II satellites launched earlier are being returned, including a view of Gibraltar featured here.
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Earth from Space: Namibia’s biggest salt pan

09/10/2026 3026 views 57 likes
This image from Copernicus Sentinel-2, acquired on 5 April 2026, shows the Etosha National Park in northern Namibia.
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Italy and beyond imaged by Sentinel-3C
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Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth

08/10/2026 7030 views 50 likes
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EVE is a large language model that summarises, translates and presents huge amounts of Earth observation data in accessible ways.
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Introducing ESA’s Earth Virtual Expert

08/10/2026 1597 views 23 likes
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IRIDE provides satellite data for Italy’s environmental, emergency and security services.
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Italy’s IRIDE completes Eaglet II constellation

02/10/2026 894 views 13 likes
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Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured a plume from the eruption of Anak Krakatau on Saturday, 5 September.
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EarthCARE’s view of volcanic plume boosts air safety

01/10/2026 1614 views 30 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch highlights

15/09/2026 3725 views 63 likes
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Relive the launch of FLEX and Sentinel-3C

15/09/2026 737 views 14 likes
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ESA’s FLEX mission reveals the secret glow of plants

14/09/2026 2735 views 69 likes
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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 1001 views
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Media briefing ahead of FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch

04/09/2026 1245 views 16 likes
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